https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182784 Bail in serious offences must be supported by recorded prima facie reasons showing consideration of the nature of the accusation, supporting evidence, severity of punishment and the risk of witness interference or tampering. The Court held that while detailed evidence appraisal is unnecessary at the bail stage, the order must still disclose some reasons demonstrating application of mind. A bail order passed without addressing these relevant factors is vitiated by non-application of mind and cannot stand. On that basis, the High Court's grant of bail was set aside, without any expression on the merits of the underlying case. en-us Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 May 2016 15:37:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182784 Bail in serious offences must be supported by recorded prima facie reasons showing consideration of the nature of the accusation, supporting evidence, severity of punishment and the risk of witness interference or tampering. The Court held that while detailed evidence appraisal is unnecessary at the bail stage, the order must still disclose some reasons demonstrating application of mind. A bail order passed without addressing these relevant factors is vitiated by non-application of mind and cannot stand. On that basis, the High Court's grant of bail was set aside, without any expression on the merits of the underlying case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182784