Section 133 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 133 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Mitigation of forfeiture. It provides as follows: The Court may at any time cancel or reduce the forfeiture, upon the person liable under the recognisance applying and giving security, to…

Section 132 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 132 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Forfeiture of recognisance. It provides as follows: (1) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a Court that a recognisance entered into under this Law has been forfeited, the…

Section 131 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 131 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Death of surety. It provides as follows: Where a surety dies before the recognisance is forfeited, his estate shall be discharged from all liability in respect of the recognisance.

Section 130 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 130 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Order for fresh security upon original order. It provides as follows: When any surety becomes insolvent, insane or dies or when any recognisance is forfeited under the provisions of section…

Section 129 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 129 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discharge of surety. It provides as follows: (1) Any surety may at any time apply to the Court to discharge the recognisanceveither wholly or so far as it applies to…

Section 128 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 128 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Variation of a recognisance where surety is unsuitable. It provides as follows: If at any time after a recognisance has been entered into it appears to the Court that for…

Section 127 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 127 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to revoke bail. It provides as follows: (1) Where a defendant who has been admitted to bail by a Magistrate is indicted by a Law Officer for an offence…

Section 126 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 126 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Re-consideration of amount of bail on application by law officer or Police Officer. It provides as follows: Where a defendant has been admitted to bail and circumstances arise which, if…

Section 125 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 125 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Person bound by recognisance who absconds may be committed to prison. It provides as follows: If a Court is notified by information on oath by a complainant, surety or other…

Section 124 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 124 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discharge from custody. It provides as follows: (1) Where the entering into a recognisance is a condition for the release of a person, that person shall be released as soon…