https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426036 Prolonged pre-trial custody can justify regular bail where the trial is at a nascent stage, the accused has no criminal antecedents, and there is no shown risk of absconding or tampering with evidence. The Court applied the settled principle that bail is the rule and jail is the exception, together with the presumption of innocence, and found continued incarceration unwarranted because the petitioners had remained in custody for over one and a half years while only two of seventeen witnesses had been examined. Regular bail was granted subject to furnishing bail and surety bonds. en-us Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426036 Prolonged pre-trial custody can justify regular bail where the trial is at a nascent stage, the accused has no criminal antecedents, and there is no shown risk of absconding or tampering with evidence. The Court applied the settled principle that bail is the rule and jail is the exception, together with the presumption of innocence, and found continued incarceration unwarranted because the petitioners had remained in custody for over one and a half years while only two of seventeen witnesses had been examined. Regular bail was granted subject to furnishing bail and surety bonds. Case-Laws GST Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426036