PRACTICE MANUAL OF THE SOUTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT

Practice Manual of the South Gauteng High Court
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CHAPTER EIGHT: CRIMINAL MATTERS

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8.4 BAIL APPEALS

  1. Irrespective of the urgency thereof, a bail appeal is not heard in the motion court.
  2. As soon as the proceedings in the bail application and the magistrate's judgement have been transcribed, application for the enrolment of the appeal is made to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Director of Public Prosecutions shall then apply to the Deputy Judge President or, in his absence, the senior judge on duty, for the allocation of a date and time for the hearing of the appeal. The Director of Public Prosecutions shall inform all parties of the allocated date and time of the appeal.
  3. Bail appeals are heard by a single judge.

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