How long can I be released on bail after my arrest?

You can get bail pending trial within seven days after arrest. The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs may, according to the circumstances of the case, release the criminal suspect or defendant on bail pending trial or place him under residential surveillance. If the people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs decide to release a criminal suspect or defendant on bail pending trial, they shall order the criminal suspect or defendant to put forward a guarantor or pay a deposit. The procedures for applying for bail pending trial are as follows:

1. The parties themselves or their families and the lawyers hired apply to the case-handling organ for bail pending trial;

2. The case-handling organ fills in the Report on the Petition for Bail Pending Trial, which is approved by the county and municipal public security organs;

3. Putting forward a guarantor or paying a deposit shall be examined by the case-handling organ;

4. Provisions for the case-handling organ to announce the guarantor pending trial;

5. Provisions for the case-handling organ to announce the person released on bail pending trial;

6. Provisions for the case-handling organ to announce the person released on bail pending trial;

7. Provisions for the case-handling organ to announce the person released on bail pending trial. Announce the regulations to the person on bail pending trial, explain the matters and inform him of legal responsibilities;

5. transfer the person on bail to the police station for execution;

6. release from bail pending trial.

The materials required to apply for bail pending trial are as follows:

1. The identity certificate of the applicant;

2. Application for obtaining bail pending trial;

3. If the applicant is a lawyer, a power of attorney shall be issued;

4. Other relevant evidential materials.

Legal basis: Article 67 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs may obtain bail pending trial for criminal suspects and defendants under any of the following circumstances:

(1) They may be sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention or independently apply additional punishment;

(2) may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or apply supplementary punishment independently.

(2) Those who may be sentenced to more than fixed-term imprisonment and take bail pending trial will not cause social danger;

(3) Being seriously ill, unable to take care of himself, pregnant or nursing his own baby, and taking bail pending trial will not cause social danger;

(4) When the detention period expires and the case has not been concluded, it is necessary to obtain bail pending trial.

bail pending trial shall be executed by the public security organ.