https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285628 Parity among similarly placed co-accused can justify bail where the record does not distinguish one labourer from others already released and there is no material at the bail stage to show knowledge of the container contents; the question of actual knowledge was left for trial. The absence of prior approval under Section 20A(1) of TADA before registration of the FIR was also treated as a factor favouring bail, because prior approval was regarded as a pre-condition for recording the case. Bail was granted to the appellants, with conditions to be fixed by the trial court, and the merits of the prosecution were left open for trial. en-us Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:16:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285628 Parity among similarly placed co-accused can justify bail where the record does not distinguish one labourer from others already released and there is no material at the bail stage to show knowledge of the container contents; the question of actual knowledge was left for trial. The absence of prior approval under Section 20A(1) of TADA before registration of the FIR was also treated as a factor favouring bail, because prior approval was regarded as a pre-condition for recording the case. Bail was granted to the appellants, with conditions to be fixed by the trial court, and the merits of the prosecution were left open for trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285628