https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760564 The Karnataka HC allowed a petition seeking modification of bail conditions under Section 439(1)(b) CrPC in a case involving misappropriation of funds and theft of documents. The court held that imposing bank guarantee conditions while granting bail is illegal, relying on SC precedent in Subhash Chouhan v. Union of India where a Rs. 70 lakh deposit condition was set aside. The HC noted numerous courts were illegally imposing bank guarantee conditions, generating excessive litigation. The court directed that courts should not insist on bank guarantees for bail release but may impose other legally tenable conditions. en-us Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 May 2025 12:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760564 The Karnataka HC allowed a petition seeking modification of bail conditions under Section 439(1)(b) CrPC in a case involving misappropriation of funds and theft of documents. The court held that imposing bank guarantee conditions while granting bail is illegal, relying on SC precedent in Subhash Chouhan v. Union of India where a Rs. 70 lakh deposit condition was set aside. The HC noted numerous courts were illegally imposing bank guarantee conditions, generating excessive litigation. The court directed that courts should not insist on bank guarantees for bail release but may impose other legally tenable conditions. Case-Laws GST Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=760564