[23C Grounds relevant as to question of bail]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[23C  Grounds relevant as to question of bail]

[(1)     In any proceedings in which a person is accused of an offence, the following are grounds on which it may be determined that there is good reason for refusing bail—

(a)     [subject to subsection (1A),] any substantial risk that the person might if granted bail—

(i)     abscond; or

(ii)     fail to appear at a diet of the court as required;

(b)     any substantial risk of the person committing further offences if granted bail;

(c)     any substantial risk that the person might if granted bail—

(i)     interfere with witnesses; or

(ii)     otherwise obstruct the course of justice,

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