https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459515 A condition requiring deposit of money as a prerequisite for anticipatory bail is unsustainable where it is not reasonably connected to securing investigation or trial and instead operates as a means of recovering alleged dues. Conditions under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure must be relevant, fair, and not harsh, onerous, or excessive; they cannot convert criminal process into civil recovery. Because the impugned deposit condition was tied to an undertaking rather than the statutory criteria, and the dispute was predominantly civil, the bail application required fresh consideration on its own merits. en-us Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459515 A condition requiring deposit of money as a prerequisite for anticipatory bail is unsustainable where it is not reasonably connected to securing investigation or trial and instead operates as a means of recovering alleged dues. Conditions under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure must be relevant, fair, and not harsh, onerous, or excessive; they cannot convert criminal process into civil recovery. Because the impugned deposit condition was tied to an undertaking rather than the statutory criteria, and the dispute was predominantly civil, the bail application required fresh consideration on its own merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459515