If the police wants to keep you longer than 48 hours, you must be brought to Court for a magistrate to decide whether you are may be further detained. Y ou can ask to telephone your family or a lawyer to inform them of your arrest. You may be required to give a statement of your version or recollection to clarify or rebut the accusations made against you. If the police are going to charge you in Court, your fingerprints will be taken and you will be photographed to start a a record of you with the police. If you are acquitted of the offence in Court or if the charge is withdrawn, you can write to the CID to request for the return of the record of your fingerprints and negatives.
Most offences are bailable.
The amount of bail depends on the seriousness of the offence. A person on bail must get permission from the Court or police if he wants to leave Singapore. The police will want the bailor to consent before the accused may leave Singapore. If the accused fails to appear in court, a warrant of arrest may be issued against him. At anytime, the bailor can apply to the Court to withdraw from standing bail.