Any person who is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge before conviction for want of bail may file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail, upon averring that fact in the person’s petition, without alleging that the person is illegally confined.
[23:93:1862; B § 371; BH § 3693; C § 3765; RL § 6248; NCL § 11397] — (NRS A 1987, 1216)