103.
| (1) The Minister may by regulation determine what offences, if any, shall be non- bailable for the purposes of this Law. |
|
| (2) When any person, other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, appears or is brought before court on any process or after being arrested without a warrant-
| | (a) the court may discharge him on his executing a bond without sureties for his before court to answer the charge and to continue so to appear on every date to which the trial may be postponed or adjourned; or | | |
| | (b) if the court for good reason does not discharge such person in terms of paragraph (a), the court shall, if he is prepared at any time or at any stage of the proceedings-to give bail, release him on his executing a bond with one or more sureties for his appearance as aforesaid: | | |
|
|
| (3) A court may, at any time or at any stage of a proceeding, release on the execution of a bond with or without sureties, any person suspected or accused of any non-bailable offence; |
|
| (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Supreme Court may in any case direct that any person be admitted to bail or that the amount of the bond fixed by any original court be reduced or increased |
|
| (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection. (2), a court may refuse to admit a person to bail if the court has reason to believe that if such person were admitted to bail he would-
| | (a) not appear to stand his trial; | | |
| | (b) interfere with the evidence against him; or | | |
| |
|
| (6) In determining whether a person is a sufficient surety, the court shall have regard to the question whether such person is likely to be able to secure the attendance of the person accused in terms of the bond. |
|
| (7) When any person is released on bail or on his own bond he shall give to the court or officer taking such bail or bond an address at which service upon him of ail notices and process may be made, and if thereafter he cannot be found or for other reasons service on him cannot be effected any notice or process left for him at such address shall be deemed to have been duly served upon him. |
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts