https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447733 Personal liberty was treated as a constitutional safeguard, and pre-trial detention was said to be justified only where necessary to secure attendance, prevent tampering with evidence, or address a real risk of absconding. Applying those settled bail principles under Section 439 CrPC, the HC noted that the petitioner was a senior citizen, had remained in custody since 22.08.2023, and that the challan had already been filed. On that basis, and without expressing any view on the merits, the Court found no sufficient reason to continue custody and held the petitioner entitled to regular bail. en-us Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:09:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447733 Personal liberty was treated as a constitutional safeguard, and pre-trial detention was said to be justified only where necessary to secure attendance, prevent tampering with evidence, or address a real risk of absconding. Applying those settled bail principles under Section 439 CrPC, the HC noted that the petitioner was a senior citizen, had remained in custody since 22.08.2023, and that the challan had already been filed. On that basis, and without expressing any view on the merits, the Court found no sufficient reason to continue custody and held the petitioner entitled to regular bail. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=447733