Cap. 9 Art. 580Court by which bail is granted.

(1) The person charged or accused shall be admitted to bail by the Court of Magistrates or by the Criminal Court, under the authority of which, as the case may be, he is or is to be detained.

(2) The demand for bail may be made at any stage of the proceedings subsequent to the taking down in writing of the complaint or report and the examination referred to in article 390, and any such demand may be made not only during the inquiry, but also to the judge sitting in the Criminal Court after the accused has been committed for trial or after the filing of the indictment, even though bail had not been granted to him by the Court of Magistrates.

(3) The demand for bail before the Criminal Court shall be made by an application whereupon the court shall, if the application, is opposed by the Attorney General, appoint a day for hearing the applicant and the Attorney General, causing them to be served with a copy of the decree.

(4) Except as provided in article 575(2), the demand for bail before the Court of Magistrates shall be made orally.