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Bail, is the procurement of release from prison of a person awaiting trial or an appeal, by depositing a security to ensure his submission at the required time to the legal authority. The monetary value of the security, which is set by the court having jurisdiction over the crime committed by the accused, is known as bail bond. This security may be in terms of cash, power of attorney papers, or the bond of private persons or of a professional bonding company. If the person released on bail fails to surrender himself at the appointed time then the outcome is the forfeiture of this security.



