https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47906 An onerous monetary condition that makes bail illusory is impermissible in law, particularly in an application under Section 439 CrPC in a Customs Act prosecution. The High Court found that a bail order requiring deposit of a very large sum effectively defeated the grant of bail and could not be sustained. On the facts, the petitioner was found prima facie entitled to bail, and the petitioner's willingness to make a limited deposit without prejudice to rights and contentions was noted. Bail was granted, and the Sessions Court's onerous monetary condition was not accepted. en-us Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:11:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47906 An onerous monetary condition that makes bail illusory is impermissible in law, particularly in an application under Section 439 CrPC in a Customs Act prosecution. The High Court found that a bail order requiring deposit of a very large sum effectively defeated the grant of bail and could not be sustained. On the facts, the petitioner was found prima facie entitled to bail, and the petitioner's willingness to make a limited deposit without prejudice to rights and contentions was noted. Bail was granted, and the Sessions Court's onerous monetary condition was not accepted. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47906