https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298083 Regular bail was granted under Section 439 CrPC in a prosecution for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy because the investigation was complete, the challan had been filed, charges had been framed and no prosecution witness had been examined. The Court noted that the petitioner had been in custody for over 11 months, the offence was triable by a Magistrate, and continued detention was not shown to be necessary for further investigation. Relying on the settled principle that pre-trial custody is to secure attendance at trial and not to punish, the Court held the case fit for release on bail. en-us Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 08:18:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298083 Regular bail was granted under Section 439 CrPC in a prosecution for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy because the investigation was complete, the challan had been filed, charges had been framed and no prosecution witness had been examined. The Court noted that the petitioner had been in custody for over 11 months, the offence was triable by a Magistrate, and continued detention was not shown to be necessary for further investigation. Relying on the settled principle that pre-trial custody is to secure attendance at trial and not to punish, the Court held the case fit for release on bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298083