https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758077 The SC granted bail to the co-accused in the Delhi Excise policy scam case, rejecting the statutory bar under Section 45 of the money laundering Act. The Court held that Article 21 fundamental rights cannot be arbitrarily subjugated to statutory restrictions, emphasizing that bail remains the rule and jail the exception even in special statutes. Given the prolonged custody period with little possibility of trial completion and maximum sentence of only 7 years for money laundering, the petitioner was released on bail of Rs. 10 lakh with conditions prohibiting evidence tampering or witness influence. en-us Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758077 The SC granted bail to the co-accused in the Delhi Excise policy scam case, rejecting the statutory bar under Section 45 of the money laundering Act. The Court held that Article 21 fundamental rights cannot be arbitrarily subjugated to statutory restrictions, emphasizing that bail remains the rule and jail the exception even in special statutes. Given the prolonged custody period with little possibility of trial completion and maximum sentence of only 7 years for money laundering, the petitioner was released on bail of Rs. 10 lakh with conditions prohibiting evidence tampering or witness influence. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758077