https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776216 Regular bail was granted where the petitioner was implicated after substantial delay, the co-accused had already been enlarged on bail, and the petitioner had no adverse antecedents. The investigation had reached the stage of filing of the challan and framing of charges, yet no prosecution witness had been examined, which made the prolonged trial pendency significant. The Court applied the settled principles that bail is ordinarily the rule, the accused enjoys the presumption of innocence, and the right to a speedy trial is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India; on that basis, the petitioner was admitted to regular bail. en-us Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:19:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776216 Regular bail was granted where the petitioner was implicated after substantial delay, the co-accused had already been enlarged on bail, and the petitioner had no adverse antecedents. The investigation had reached the stage of filing of the challan and framing of charges, yet no prosecution witness had been examined, which made the prolonged trial pendency significant. The Court applied the settled principles that bail is ordinarily the rule, the accused enjoys the presumption of innocence, and the right to a speedy trial is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India; on that basis, the petitioner was admitted to regular bail. Case-Laws GST Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776216