Section 1490 Of Chapter 1. Of The Writ Of Habeas Corpus From California Penal Code >> Title 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.

. When a person is imprisoned or detained in custody on any criminal charge, for want of bail, such person is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of giving bail, upon averring that fact in his petition, without alleging that he is illegally confined.