https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763948 Regular bail was refused in a prosecution alleging a large-scale liquor scam, corruption and forgery, because the Court found that the gravity of the accusations, the prima facie prosecution material, and the risk of interference with the trial outweighed the general rule favouring liberty. The Court applied settled bail factors, including the seriousness of the offence, the possibility of absconding or tampering with evidence, and the strength of the case at the investigation stage, and noted that multiple charge-sheets, voluminous records and numerous witnesses were involved. It held that prolonged custody, parity and the presumption of innocence did not, on these facts, justify release on bail. en-us Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:33:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763948 Regular bail was refused in a prosecution alleging a large-scale liquor scam, corruption and forgery, because the Court found that the gravity of the accusations, the prima facie prosecution material, and the risk of interference with the trial outweighed the general rule favouring liberty. The Court applied settled bail factors, including the seriousness of the offence, the possibility of absconding or tampering with evidence, and the strength of the case at the investigation stage, and noted that multiple charge-sheets, voluminous records and numerous witnesses were involved. It held that prolonged custody, parity and the presumption of innocence did not, on these facts, justify release on bail. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763948