https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768754 In PMLA bail proceedings, prolonged pre-trial incarceration and an unlikely trial timeline may justify release where Article 21 personal liberty would otherwise be undermined by the rigour of Section 45. The Court emphasised that, at the bail stage, only a prima facie assessment on broad probabilities is required, not a detailed determination of guilt. It also noted that the absence of a separate bribery charge did not rule out proceeds of crime, but the approver's statement and electronic records were not conclusive on the material then placed. Unsupported allegations of witness tampering, without contemporaneous corroboration, were insufficient to deny bail, especially where the investigation was substantially complete. en-us Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:40:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768754 In PMLA bail proceedings, prolonged pre-trial incarceration and an unlikely trial timeline may justify release where Article 21 personal liberty would otherwise be undermined by the rigour of Section 45. The Court emphasised that, at the bail stage, only a prima facie assessment on broad probabilities is required, not a detailed determination of guilt. It also noted that the absence of a separate bribery charge did not rule out proceeds of crime, but the approver's statement and electronic records were not conclusive on the material then placed. Unsupported allegations of witness tampering, without contemporaneous corroboration, were insufficient to deny bail, especially where the investigation was substantially complete. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768754