https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464860 Section 480(6) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 mandates bail in a case triable by a Magistrate where evidence is not concluded within sixty days from the first date fixed for taking evidence and the accused has remained in custody throughout that period, unless the Magistrate records written reasons to refuse release. On the stated facts, the accused had stayed in custody for more than two years and only one prosecution witness had been examined, so the statutory condition for release was satisfied and continued custody was treated as unjustified. en-us Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:57:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464860 Section 480(6) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 mandates bail in a case triable by a Magistrate where evidence is not concluded within sixty days from the first date fixed for taking evidence and the accused has remained in custody throughout that period, unless the Magistrate records written reasons to refuse release. On the stated facts, the accused had stayed in custody for more than two years and only one prosecution witness had been examined, so the statutory condition for release was satisfied and continued custody was treated as unjustified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464860