https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42305 Bail discretion must be exercised on settled principles, including the seriousness of the offence, the strength of the evidence, the accused's personal circumstances, the risk of absconding, and the possibility of tampering with evidence. Where the accused is a foreign national with no roots in India, the likelihood of fleeing from justice may be materially greater, and a bond with sureties may not be an adequate safeguard. On those facts, involving alleged concealment of gold and an inculpatory statement, the bail order was treated as vitiated by serious infirmity and liable to be set aside. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:31:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42305 Bail discretion must be exercised on settled principles, including the seriousness of the offence, the strength of the evidence, the accused's personal circumstances, the risk of absconding, and the possibility of tampering with evidence. Where the accused is a foreign national with no roots in India, the likelihood of fleeing from justice may be materially greater, and a bond with sureties may not be an adequate safeguard. On those facts, involving alleged concealment of gold and an inculpatory statement, the bail order was treated as vitiated by serious infirmity and liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 12 Oct 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42305