https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276318 In serious economic and socio-economic offences, bail should not be granted mechanically on the basis of custody alone; the court must assess the gravity of the allegations, the accused's alleged role, prima facie material collected in investigation, and the need for further inquiry. The plea of parity was rejected because co-accused were said to stand on a different footing with less serious allegations. Applying this stricter approach, the SC found the High Court's conditional bail order unsupported by independent reasoning and set it aside, declining bail. en-us Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 07:12:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276318 In serious economic and socio-economic offences, bail should not be granted mechanically on the basis of custody alone; the court must assess the gravity of the allegations, the accused's alleged role, prima facie material collected in investigation, and the need for further inquiry. The plea of parity was rejected because co-accused were said to stand on a different footing with less serious allegations. Applying this stricter approach, the SC found the High Court's conditional bail order unsupported by independent reasoning and set it aside, declining bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276318