https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766357 Prolonged pre-trial incarceration under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 can justify bail where the trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time, because constitutional courts may protect the right to speedy trial under Article 21 despite the statutory restrictions in Section 45(1)(ii). Applying this principle and relying on V. Senthil Balaji, the Court noted that the accused had been in custody for about 1 year and 2 months, with only one of 225 witnesses examined, and held that continued detention would be unreasonable. Bail pending trial was therefore granted. en-us Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:05:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766357 Prolonged pre-trial incarceration under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 can justify bail where the trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time, because constitutional courts may protect the right to speedy trial under Article 21 despite the statutory restrictions in Section 45(1)(ii). Applying this principle and relying on V. Senthil Balaji, the Court noted that the accused had been in custody for about 1 year and 2 months, with only one of 225 witnesses examined, and held that continued detention would be unreasonable. Bail pending trial was therefore granted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766357