https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443039 A non-bailable warrant should not be issued at the first instance without recorded reasons showing that summons or a bailable warrant would be ineffective or that the accused was deliberately evading process. In complaint proceedings, summons is ordinarily the first process and a bailable warrant is generally the next step before resorting to a non-bailable warrant. Because the impugned order gave no reason for bypassing the lesser process, the exercise of discretion was vulnerable. The gravity of the alleged economic offence could not justify the warrant where no independent basis had been recorded. The non-bailable warrant was therefore held unsustainable and interference was warranted. en-us Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:53:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443039 A non-bailable warrant should not be issued at the first instance without recorded reasons showing that summons or a bailable warrant would be ineffective or that the accused was deliberately evading process. In complaint proceedings, summons is ordinarily the first process and a bailable warrant is generally the next step before resorting to a non-bailable warrant. Because the impugned order gave no reason for bypassing the lesser process, the exercise of discretion was vulnerable. The gravity of the alleged economic offence could not justify the warrant where no independent basis had been recorded. The non-bailable warrant was therefore held unsustainable and interference was warranted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443039