https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418709 Prolonged pre-trial custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 may justify bail where trial has not commenced and personal liberty requires protection. The analysis notes that the Supreme Court had held the twin conditions in Section 45(1) unconstitutional, and that the amended provision was later understood not to revive those conditions as a bar to release. It also considers parity with co-accused who had already obtained bail. On that basis, the petitioner was granted bail subject to court-imposed conditions. en-us Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:27:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418709 Prolonged pre-trial custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 may justify bail where trial has not commenced and personal liberty requires protection. The analysis notes that the Supreme Court had held the twin conditions in Section 45(1) unconstitutional, and that the amended provision was later understood not to revive those conditions as a bar to release. It also considers parity with co-accused who had already obtained bail. On that basis, the petitioner was granted bail subject to court-imposed conditions. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418709