According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, criminal suspects, defendants and their legal representatives, close relatives or lawyers and other defenders have the right to apply for bail pending trial. Therefore, it is not necessary to hire an attorney.
Because criminal suspects and defendants are detained, have no personal freedom, and often lack relevant legal knowledge, they have many difficulties in applying for bail pending trial.
Legal representatives and close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants can also apply for bail pending trial, but they do not have the right to meet with the detained criminal suspects or defendants. They lack understanding of the specific circumstances of the case and often There is a lack of understanding of relevant legal knowledge, so it is also difficult for criminal suspects, defendants' legal representatives, and close relatives to apply for bail pending trial.
As defenders, lawyers can learn about the specific circumstances of the case by meeting with criminal suspects and defendants. Therefore, when applying for bail pending trial for criminal suspects or defendants, lawyers must provide targeted reasons for bail pending trial based on the specific circumstances of the case, so as to increase the likelihood that the bail pending trial application will be approved. But this does not mean that only lawyers can apply for bail pending trial. It is also possible to apply for bail pending trial without a lawyer.
Extended information:
According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the following persons can apply for release on bail pending trial:
1. The criminal suspect or defendant in custody;< /p>
2. Legal representatives of detained criminal suspects and defendants;
3. Close relatives of detained criminal suspects and defendants;
4. Lawyers hired by criminal suspects, defendants and their close relatives;
Pingli County People's Procuratorate--Provisions on Several Issues Concerning Release on Bail Pending Trial
Baidu Encyclopedia--People's Republic of China* **Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China