https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=354989 Bail discretion must be exercised in a liberty-oriented and humane manner, with the presumption of innocence favouring release unless custody is justified by concrete risk factors. The Court reiterated that relevant considerations include whether the accused was arrested during investigation, cooperation with the investigating agency, risk of abscondence or interference with the trial, and antecedents. Poverty and indigent status are also relevant, and bail conditions must not be so onerous as to make release illusory. Applying these principles, the appellant showed no material risk of absconding or tampering with evidence, so bail ought to have been granted on reasonable conditions. en-us Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=354989 Bail discretion must be exercised in a liberty-oriented and humane manner, with the presumption of innocence favouring release unless custody is justified by concrete risk factors. The Court reiterated that relevant considerations include whether the accused was arrested during investigation, cooperation with the investigating agency, risk of abscondence or interference with the trial, and antecedents. Poverty and indigent status are also relevant, and bail conditions must not be so onerous as to make release illusory. Applying these principles, the appellant showed no material risk of absconding or tampering with evidence, so bail ought to have been granted on reasonable conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=354989