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