https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304080 Regular bail was granted in a case involving allegations of cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy because the petitioner was in custody, was stated to be no longer required for further investigation, and the offences were triable by the Magistrate. The Court held that the seriousness of the allegations alone would not justify continued incarceration where there was no pressing need for custodial interrogation and no demonstrated risk of interference with the trial or tampering with evidence. It also applied the settled principle that bail cannot be refused merely because the matter is treated as an economic offence, and the decision must turn on the facts of the case. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:44:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304080 Regular bail was granted in a case involving allegations of cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy because the petitioner was in custody, was stated to be no longer required for further investigation, and the offences were triable by the Magistrate. The Court held that the seriousness of the allegations alone would not justify continued incarceration where there was no pressing need for custodial interrogation and no demonstrated risk of interference with the trial or tampering with evidence. It also applied the settled principle that bail cannot be refused merely because the matter is treated as an economic offence, and the decision must turn on the facts of the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304080