The court held that
when section 14(2) of the TIA is read together
with the provisions of Articles 28, 44 and 274
of the Constitution as elaborated above, it is
clear that section 14 (2) is not inconsistent with
the provisions of Article 28(1) of the
Constitution. That whereas Court is supposed
to bear in mind the rights of an accused person
when considering his or her bail application,
Court should not lose sight of the needs and
interests of society to prevent and punish
crimes committed within its midst. That that a
Magistrate’s Court does not have the
jurisdiction to try them. It would therefore
follow that since the jurisdiction to try these
offences is vested in the High Court, then the
power to grant bail in respect of these offences
was also rightly vested in the High Court by
section 75(2). Section 75 (2) of the MCA 10
therefore rightly excluded these offences from
those over which Magistrate Courts have
power to grant bail. That