An arrested person can apply for bail at the police station to a Prosecutor who has been authorized to grant bail for more serious offences such as:

including the following areas:
  • Arson
  • Assault, involving infliction of grievous bodily harm
  • Bestiality
  • Culpable homocide
  • Housebreaking, with intent to commit an offence
  • Malicious injury to property
  • Illegal possession of dependence producing drugs
  • Public Violence
  • Any offence relating to extortion, fraud or uttering if the amount or value involved in the offence does not exceed R20,000.00
  • Robbery without a weapon, if the value of the item involved in the offence is less than R20,000.00
  • Theft, if the amount involved in the offence does not exceed R20,000.00