Onerous bail deposit condition set aside; Court leaves remaining bail terms intact.

A bail condition requiring deposit of Rs. 2 crores was held to be onerous and inconsistent with the Court's earlier approach disapproving such restrictive monetary conditions in bail matters. The requirement was therefore set aside, while the remaining bail conditions were left undisturbed. The operative effect was limited to removal of the deposit condition, without disturbing the rest of the bail order.

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Issues: Whether the condition requiring deposit of Rs. 2 crores for grant of bail was sustainable.

Analysis: The Court found the deposit condition to be onerous and followed its earlier approach disapproving such conditions in bail matters. It set aside the requirement of depositing Rs. 2 crores while leaving the other bail conditions intact.

Conclusion: The challenged deposit condition was set aside in favour of the petitioners.

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