https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756910 The dominant issue was whether bail could be granted in a PMLA-linked prosecution despite Section 45's triple test, where trial had not commenced and continued incarceration violated the right to speedy trial. SC held that delay coupled with prolonged pre-trial custody must be read into Section 439 CrPC and Section 45 PMLA, and courts below erred in treating the triple test as conclusive while ignoring Article 21. Given the enormous witness list and voluminous documents making early conclusion unrealistic, along with minimal flight risk and documentary evidence already seized (with witness-influence concerns addressable by conditions), SC set aside the HC order and granted bail subject to stringent terms. en-us Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756910 The dominant issue was whether bail could be granted in a PMLA-linked prosecution despite Section 45's triple test, where trial had not commenced and continued incarceration violated the right to speedy trial. SC held that delay coupled with prolonged pre-trial custody must be read into Section 439 CrPC and Section 45 PMLA, and courts below erred in treating the triple test as conclusive while ignoring Article 21. Given the enormous witness list and voluminous documents making early conclusion unrealistic, along with minimal flight risk and documentary evidence already seized (with witness-influence concerns addressable by conditions), SC set aside the HC order and granted bail subject to stringent terms. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756910