Right to Freedom is one of the fundamental rights as scripted in the Indian Constitution. Even as a defendant, you are entitled to a bail hearing. Indian Criminal Law has a provision of bail under Section 438 of the CPC (Criminal Procedure Code). If you are in the middle of getting bail and you are not clear with the procedure, then I would recommend that you stick to this article. The term bail might be confusing and misleading for folks from a non-legal background. If you are one of them, then, let me walk you through the process of a bail hearing. After a person is charged with a criminal offense, he/she could apply for bail. It is an assurance that the defendant will appear before the court for the subsequent hearings. If he or she fails to appear in the court then they have to face the consequences. These consequences may include revocation of privileges granted to the defendant. It might also involve monetary bonds or any other form of exchange of the defendant’s assets. A