What is the meaning and definition of bail and its practical problem?Bail is a security for releasing a person to a legal authority.

In law bail is a security or assurance provided to a court
of law for the release of an arrested person. The purpose of bail is to ensure that the
person released on bail will reappear at the court to stand trial or be available for
investigation of a crime if required.

The assurance in the
bail can be in the form of money paid into the court, which is refunded when the person
released on bail appears in court or is acquitted from the charges. In other cases the
bail can be in the form of promise to pay money in case the person released on bail
does not appear before court as required. This kind of promise is called bail bond. The
amount of bail is decided by the court taking into consideration the seriousness of the
alleged offence and the provisions of law for the same.

The
bail may be granted after an arrest or at a trial. Sometimes a person who is sentenced
by the court, but is allowed by the court to appeal may also be granted
bail.

Bail may not be granted when it is feared that the
person will not appear before the court as required, or the offence committed is very
serious, or the person released on bail is likely to influence the witnesses or temper
with other evidence.

Some countries also have a system of
anticipatory bail. This system allows a person to apply for and get bail in relation to
likely arrest in future for specified charges.