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  2. Bail in Canada - Wikipedia

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    an offence that involved a firearm, crossbow, restricted weapon, or prohibited weapon while under a weapons prohibition, any offence if the accused is not an ordinary resident of Canada, an offence of failing to comply with release conditions or failing to attend court, or; certain offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that ...

  3. Section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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    The right to reasonable bail was examined in R. v. Morales (1992) when a person was denied bail under section 515 of the Criminal Code, which allowed detention where it "is necessary in the public interest or for the protection or safety of the public, having regard to all the circumstances including any substantial likelihood that the accused ...

  4. Culpable homicide - Wikipedia

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    "Culpable homicide not amounting to murder" is punishable under section 304 of IPC [4] of the Indian Penal Code. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine.

  5. Criminal law of Canada - Wikipedia

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    All non-summary offences are indictable: the available penalties are greater for indictable offences than for summary offences. These in turn may be divided into three categories: 1. Very serious indictable-only offences including treason and murder (section 235) [2] that are listed in section 469 of the Criminal Code. [2]

  6. Homicide (Canadian law) - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, homicide is the act of causing death to another person through any means, directly or indirectly. Homicide can either be culpable or non-culpable, with the former being unlawful under a category of offences defined in the Criminal Code, a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada that applies uniformly across the country.

  7. Criminal Code (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The Criminal Code (French: Code criminel) is a law of the Parliament of Canada that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.Its official long title is An Act respecting the Criminal Law (French: Loi concernant le droit criminel).

  8. R v Zora - Wikipedia

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    R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14 is a case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held unanimously that the offence of breaching bail conditions under the Criminal Code requires subjective mens rea. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Background, facts, and procedural history

  9. Habitual offender - Wikipedia

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    Communities under this act were defined as "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences". After independence in 1947, the leaders and social reformers paid attention to this problem, and in 1949, the Central government appointed a committee to study the utility of the existence of this law.