(7) Where release on bond is not granted, a child shall be detained in
police custody for a maximum of twenty-four hours or until the child is taken
before a court, whichever is sooner.
(8)
No child shall be detained with an adult person.
(9) A female child shall, while in custody, be under the care of a
woman officer.
Detention pending trial.
90.
Bail.
(1) Where a child appears before a court charged with any offence,
the magistrate or person presiding over the court shall inquire into the case
and unless there is a serious danger to the child, release the child on bail—
(a) on a court bond on the child’s own recognisance;
(b) with sureties, preferably the child’s parents or guardians who
shall be bound on a court bond, not cash.
(2) If bail is not granted, the court shall record the reasons for refusal
and inform the applicant of his or her right to apply for bail to a chief
magistrate’s court or to the High Court.
91.
Remand.
(1) Where a child is not released on bail, the court may make an order
remanding or committing him or her in custody in a remand home to be
named in the order, situated in the same area as the court making the order.
(2) If there is no remand home within a reasonable distance of the
court, the court shall make an order as to the detention of the child in a place
of safe custody as it deems fit.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a place of safe custody shall be
a place which the court considers fit to provide good care for the child and
assures that the child shall be brought to court when required and shall not
associate with any adult detainee.
(4)
The local government council shall provide an appropriate place
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