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…

Section 123 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 123 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Conditional bail. It provides as follows: Where a person is admitted to bail, the recognisance may be conditioned for his appearance at every time and place to which during the…

Section 122 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 122 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Mode of entering into recognisance. It provides as follows: Where as a condition for the release of any person he is required to enter into a recognisance with sureties, the…

Section 121 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 121 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Persons before whom recognisance may be executed. It provides as follows: When in respect of any recognisance the Court has fixed the amount in which the sureties, if any, are…

Section 120 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 120 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Judge may vary bail fixed by Magistrate or Police. It provides as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 116 and 117, a Judge may in any case direct that any…

Section 119 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 119 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Admission to bail after its refusal. It provides as follows: A Judge may, if he thinks fit, admit any person charged before a Magistrate Court to bail although the Court…