https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325375 The HC granted regular bail under Section 439 CrPC in a customs-related prosecution, holding that prolonged custody, substantially completed investigation, and filing of the complaint justified release. Applying settled bail factors, including the nature of accusation, severity of punishment, supporting material, risk of witness tampering, and delay in trial, the Court found no sufficient ground to deny bail merely on allegations of prior similar activity. On the facts, the completed investigation and the prima facie case for discretionary relief weighed in favour of the applicant, who was ordered to be released on conditions. en-us Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325375 The HC granted regular bail under Section 439 CrPC in a customs-related prosecution, holding that prolonged custody, substantially completed investigation, and filing of the complaint justified release. Applying settled bail factors, including the nature of accusation, severity of punishment, supporting material, risk of witness tampering, and delay in trial, the Court found no sufficient ground to deny bail merely on allegations of prior similar activity. On the facts, the completed investigation and the prima facie case for discretionary relief weighed in favour of the applicant, who was ordered to be released on conditions. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=325375