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A is charged with estafa in an information filed in the Regional Trial Court of City Omega, Branch 6. The offense is alleged to have been committed in City Omega. The accused is presently detained in City Beta. A petition for bail is to be filed. (a) Identify the proper court where the petition for bail should be filed and justify your answer. (b) If A instead files the bail petition in a trial court in City Beta, what is the legal consequence and what remedy is available? (c) If the case is later transferred from City Omega to City Alpha, how does that affect the proper venue for filing the bail petition?