https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310775 Parity in bail matters requires courts to consider similarly placed co-accused, and the settled principle that bail is the rule and jail is the exception cannot be treated as outdated. The text notes that the complaint was lodged after a substantial delay, investigation was complete, and the charge-sheet had been filed, while the applicant was not shown to have a direct role beyond an allegation of accompanying the main accused. As co-accused with similar roles had already obtained bail, the refusal order was held contrary to law and judicial discipline, and regular bail was granted on terms and conditions. en-us Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:20:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310775 Parity in bail matters requires courts to consider similarly placed co-accused, and the settled principle that bail is the rule and jail is the exception cannot be treated as outdated. The text notes that the complaint was lodged after a substantial delay, investigation was complete, and the charge-sheet had been filed, while the applicant was not shown to have a direct role beyond an allegation of accompanying the main accused. As co-accused with similar roles had already obtained bail, the refusal order was held contrary to law and judicial discipline, and regular bail was granted on terms and conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310775