How does the court decide the amount of security?

Criminal Law

Section 72 requires the amount of cash security, guarantee or bank guarantee to be fixed reasonably after considering statutory factors. A party can challenge an amount as unreasonably high or low before the appellate court.

The amount is therefore not supposed to be arbitrary.

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