https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298605 In bail proceedings arising from a corruption case, the HC reaffirmed that it should not conduct a detailed merits review or pre-judge the prosecution case. The relevant factors are the seriousness of the offence, the nature of the evidence, the risk of absconding, and the possibility of tampering with evidence. On the facts, bail was justified because the accused was a senior government officer with settled roots in Delhi, the case substantially depended on documents, search and interrogation had already been completed, and no further recovery or substantial investigation appeared necessary. The pendency of another case was held not to be determinative. Bail was granted subject to standard conditions. en-us Sun, 01 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:20:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298605 In bail proceedings arising from a corruption case, the HC reaffirmed that it should not conduct a detailed merits review or pre-judge the prosecution case. The relevant factors are the seriousness of the offence, the nature of the evidence, the risk of absconding, and the possibility of tampering with evidence. On the facts, bail was justified because the accused was a senior government officer with settled roots in Delhi, the case substantially depended on documents, search and interrogation had already been completed, and no further recovery or substantial investigation appeared necessary. The pendency of another case was held not to be determinative. Bail was granted subject to standard conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 01 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298605