https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445032 Prolonged judicial custody without commencement of trial can justify bail under Section 436-A CrPC even where the alleged offences are subject to the stringent conditions of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Gauhati HC treated the fact that the accused had already undergone more than one-half of the maximum prescribed sentence, while the proceedings remained stayed and trial had not begun, as decisive. It held that continued detention in those circumstances would impair personal liberty and speedy justice under Article 21, and granted bail on the liberty-protective mandate of Section 436-A. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 08:49:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445032 Prolonged judicial custody without commencement of trial can justify bail under Section 436-A CrPC even where the alleged offences are subject to the stringent conditions of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Gauhati HC treated the fact that the accused had already undergone more than one-half of the maximum prescribed sentence, while the proceedings remained stayed and trial had not begun, as decisive. It held that continued detention in those circumstances would impair personal liberty and speedy justice under Article 21, and granted bail on the liberty-protective mandate of Section 436-A. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445032