https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196321 Section 498 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 confers broad but judicially controlled discretion on the High Court or Court of Session to grant bail; Section 497 supplies relevant considerations, such as the nature of the accusation and grounds for believing guilt, but does not impose a rigid restriction. Bail is ordinarily favoured, and refusal is exceptional because the accused is presumed innocent and liberty aids defence preparation. On the facts, prolonged trial, closure of prosecution evidence, absence of demonstrated flight risk or witness tampering, and lengthy pre-trial detention justified release on suitable conditions despite the seriousness of the charge. en-us Thu, 23 Apr 1931 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:26:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196321 Section 498 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 confers broad but judicially controlled discretion on the High Court or Court of Session to grant bail; Section 497 supplies relevant considerations, such as the nature of the accusation and grounds for believing guilt, but does not impose a rigid restriction. Bail is ordinarily favoured, and refusal is exceptional because the accused is presumed innocent and liberty aids defence preparation. On the facts, prolonged trial, closure of prosecution evidence, absence of demonstrated flight risk or witness tampering, and lengthy pre-trial detention justified release on suitable conditions despite the seriousness of the charge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Apr 1931 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196321