https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401472 Regular bail under Section 439 CrPC was granted in a CGST Act prosecution because the accused had been in custody since 20.6.2018, the maximum prescribed punishment was five years, and the trial remained at the pre-charge evidence stage. The Court treated prolonged pre-trial incarceration and the absence of any near-term prospect of trial completion as material factors favouring release, while expressly refraining from expressing any view on the merits of the allegations. On those facts, continued detention was held unjustified and release on bail on terms was ordered. en-us Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401472 Regular bail under Section 439 CrPC was granted in a CGST Act prosecution because the accused had been in custody since 20.6.2018, the maximum prescribed punishment was five years, and the trial remained at the pre-charge evidence stage. The Court treated prolonged pre-trial incarceration and the absence of any near-term prospect of trial completion as material factors favouring release, while expressly refraining from expressing any view on the merits of the allegations. On those facts, continued detention was held unjustified and release on bail on terms was ordered. Case-Laws GST Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=401472