Judgment is necessary. Given the current state of law in the Respondent State, threats to liberty associated with the denial of the right to bail with respect to certain categories of crimes persist in the Respondent State. There is also no indication whether measures are being taken for the laws in this regard to be amended and aligned with the Respondent State’s international human rights obligations. The Court thus finds it appropriate to order publication of this Judgment. iv. Implementation and reporting 143. Both Parties, apart from making a generic prayer that the Court should grant other reliefs as it deems fit, did not make specific prayers in respect of implementation and reporting. *** 144. The justification provided earlier in respect of the Court’s decision to order publication of the Judgment is equally applicable in respect of implementation and reporting. The Court therefore orders the Respondent State to amend its Section 148(5) of its Criminal Procedure Act within three (3) years from the date of notification of this judgment and report on measures undertaken to do so every six (6) months until the Court considers that there has been full implementation thereof. IX. COSTS 145. Each Party prays the Court to order that the other Party should bear the costs. *** 146. The Court observes that Rule 32(2) of the Rules provides that: “Unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs, if any.” 35

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