https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464039 A confessional statement recorded by an authorised officer under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 and included in the charge-sheet was treated as material at the bail stage. The Court held that the belated retraction, made after considerable delay and not shown to be coerced, did not undermine the confession for purposes of bail. It also noted that while no statutory time limit governs retraction, it must be made within a reasonable time. On these facts, the materials did not justify release on bail, and the refusal of bail was upheld. en-us Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464039 A confessional statement recorded by an authorised officer under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 and included in the charge-sheet was treated as material at the bail stage. The Court held that the belated retraction, made after considerable delay and not shown to be coerced, did not undermine the confession for purposes of bail. It also noted that while no statutory time limit governs retraction, it must be made within a reasonable time. On these facts, the materials did not justify release on bail, and the refusal of bail was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464039