Consider a case wherein a person has been booked by the police officer for shoplifting from a store. Under normal circumstances, the person will be booked for misdemeanor, which can mean imprisonment for up to a year. However, the person, Ron, argues that he hasn’t shoplifted any item, instead contending that the item—an Omega wrist watch—mistakenly got lodged into his pocket.

The police officer, Mark, ignores Ron’s rants and arrests him. Ron is brought to the criminal court. A Criminal Justice Agency representative, Mr. Knowles arrives to talk to Ron. Ron happens to be a rich businessman; he decides that he can ill-afford time wastage in the form of either spending time in jail or carrying the case forward to the higher courts. So he chooses to settle the matter then and there itself.

He is also well aware that there is hardly any evidence that he can furnish to prove that he is not guilty. It happens to be a watertight case against him. He, therefore, requests Mr. Knowles to quote the bail amount that he would be required to pay. Mr. Knowles tells Ron that he would be intimated about it through his lawyer. The procedure to follow after this meeting is the criminal court arraignment.

At this stage, Ron learns of the charges slapped against him; he then asks his lawyer to talk to the prosecutor and negotiate a plea bargain. The prosecutor forwards this request to the judge, who is to decide the bail conditions. After much deliberation, the judge decides to grant bail on the condition that Ron pays a very hefty fine. Thus, it is seen that the case is closed before taking it to the trial court.

Consider a case wherein a person has been booked by the police officer for shoplifting from a store. Under normal circumstances, the person will be booked for misdemeanor, which can mean imprisonment for up to a year. However, the person, Ron, argues that he hasn’t shoplifted any item, instead contending that the item—an Omega wrist watch—mistakenly got lodged into his pocket.

The police officer, Mark, ignores Ron’s rants and arrests him. Ron is brought to the criminal court. A Criminal Justice Agency representative, Mr. Knowles arrives to talk to Ron. Ron happens to be a rich businessman; he decides that he can ill-afford time wastage in the form of either spending time in jail or carrying the case forward to the higher courts. So he chooses to settle the matter then and there itself.

He is also well aware that there is hardly any evidence that he can furnish to prove that he is not guilty. It happens to be a watertight case against him. He, therefore, requests Mr. Knowles to quote the bail amount that he would be required to pay. Mr. Knowles tells Ron that he would be intimated about it through his lawyer. The procedure to follow after this meeting is the criminal court arraignment.

At this stage, Ron learns of the charges slapped against him; he then asks his lawyer to talk to the prosecutor and negotiate a plea bargain. The prosecutor forwards this request to the judge, who is to decide the bail conditions. After much deliberation, the judge decides to grant bail on the condition that Ron pays a very hefty fine. Thus, it is seen that the case is closed before taking it to the trial court.