Bailable

In practice

Requiring, authorizing or admitting of bail; entitled to be discharged on bail. A bailable action is one in which a defendant may be obliged either to find bsul on his arrest, or go to prison. A non bailable action is one in which bail cannot be required. Bailable process is that upon which a defendant may be held to bail.

1 Arch. Pr. 328, 337.

A bailable offence is one for which the offender may be admitted to bail.

4 Bl, Com, 298.

A non bailable offence is one where bail will not be allowed, but the offender must go to prison. A bailable person is one who when accused of an offence, is entitled to be admitted to bail.

Id, 297.