https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288506 Regular bail was granted in a case alleging cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and corruption because there was no specific role attributed to the petitioner, the charge-sheet had already been filed, custody had continued for more than one year and two months, and the trial was likely to be prolonged due to the number of accused and witnesses. The Court applied settled bail principles that pre-trial detention is not punitive, bail secures attendance at trial, economic offences do not by themselves justify refusal of bail, and the relevant concerns are flight risk, tampering with evidence, and the need for custodial interrogation. The petitioner was ordered to be released on bail and surety bonds subject to conditions. en-us Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288506 Regular bail was granted in a case alleging cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and corruption because there was no specific role attributed to the petitioner, the charge-sheet had already been filed, custody had continued for more than one year and two months, and the trial was likely to be prolonged due to the number of accused and witnesses. The Court applied settled bail principles that pre-trial detention is not punitive, bail secures attendance at trial, economic offences do not by themselves justify refusal of bail, and the relevant concerns are flight risk, tampering with evidence, and the need for custodial interrogation. The petitioner was ordered to be released on bail and surety bonds subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288506