https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418907 Conditions attached to default bail must remain reasonable and cannot be so onerous that they defeat the liberty the bail is intended to secure. The Court noted that default bail protects personal liberty when investigation is not completed within the prescribed time, and held that a very high bank guarantee and surety burden could practically nullify that relief where the accused lacked the means to comply. The impugned conditions were therefore modified by deleting the requirement of furnishing a bank guarantee/FDR of Rs. 40 lakhs, while retaining reasonable personal and surety bonds. en-us Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418907 Conditions attached to default bail must remain reasonable and cannot be so onerous that they defeat the liberty the bail is intended to secure. The Court noted that default bail protects personal liberty when investigation is not completed within the prescribed time, and held that a very high bank guarantee and surety burden could practically nullify that relief where the accused lacked the means to comply. The impugned conditions were therefore modified by deleting the requirement of furnishing a bank guarantee/FDR of Rs. 40 lakhs, while retaining reasonable personal and surety bonds. Case-Laws GST Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418907