Bail in the mechanism of regulating criminal procedure relations

Purpose: To study the characteristics of the use of the bail as a preventive measure on the basis of generalization of materials of judicial practice and scientific positions of specialists in the field of criminal proceedings. Methodology: General and special methods of research were used (comparative and system approaches, sociological analysis of materials of criminal cases, and others). Results: The article discusses the procedural issues of the use of the bail as a preventive measure, the specifics of replacing it with more stringent preventive measures, the consequences of violation of obligations during the period of bail as a preventive measure. Novelty/originality/value: The paper has a high scientific value and carries significant practical significance. The provisions of the paper can be used to improve the current criminal legislation of the Russian Federation, to develop new explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as in the process of applying the bail as a preventive measure.