Section 6: Recognisance in money or money’s worth
consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
6. Recognisance in money or money’s worth
(1) Where, in relation to a serious offence, a Court has reasonable grounds,
whether by reason of the magnitude of the financial or other benefit arising
from or related to the commission of an offence or otherwise, to believe that a
defendant or detainee is likely to fail to surrender to custody or to appear
before a Court as and when required, he may order that a recognisance shall be
in such amount as he considers reasonable in the circumstances.
(2) An order made under subsection (1) may, on good cause shown, be
discharged or varied by a Court.
[S. 6 amended by s. 12 (1) of Act 34 of 2011 w.e.f. 1 January 2012.]
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Questions this section answers
- Can the court set my recognisance at a high amount if it believes I might not surrender to custody in a serious offence case?