If the application for bail has been heard and rejected by a Magistrate Grade 1 or II, the accused person can apply to the Chief Magistrate. A Chief Magistrate supervises other Magistrates of the rank below his/hers in the magisterial area under his/her control and is always the one who offers administrative remedies to aggrieved litigants. If the application for bail is heard and rejected by the Chief Magistrate, the accused person can then apply to the High Court, which may also grant or refuse to grant bail depending on the circumstances of each case.
