Transit remand and release stay upheld on prima facie material, with absconding and evidence-tampering concerns treated as reasonable.

A prima facie nexus between the respondent and the alleged offence was found from digital communications and material recovered during investigation, making the refusal of transit remand unsustainable on the record. The Court considered the inference that the respondent might abscond or tamper with evidence to be reasonable in light of the case diary and surrounding circumstances. On that basis, the order declining transit remand was not accepted, and the direction for the respondent's release was stayed until the next date of hearing.

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Issues: Whether the refusal of transit remand was unsustainable and whether interim stay of the order directing release of the respondent was warranted.

Analysis: The record disclosed a prima facie nexus between the respondent and the alleged offence, including digital communications and material recovered during investigation. The reasoning adopted in the impugned order that no cogent material showed why transit remand was required was found to be inconsistent with the case diary and the surrounding circumstances. The apprehension that the respondent may abscond or tamper with evidence was treated as a reasonable inference on the material placed before the Court.

Conclusion: The refusal to grant transit remand was not accepted, and the direction for release of the respondent was ordered to remain stayed until the next date of hearing.

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