https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465445 Regular bail in a PMLA matter was declined where the accused faced a serious economic offence, was alleged to have played a central role in preparing and manipulating documents, and was already involved in multiple connected ECIR proceedings. The Court treated prolonged custody as insufficient on its own to justify release, given the gravity of the accusations, the pending trial, and the concern that delay was being aggravated by repeated petitions. Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was considered, but its sub-section (2) was read as barring release where multiple cases or offences remained pending against the same person. Authorities cited for custody-based bail relief were distinguished. en-us Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:14:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465445 Regular bail in a PMLA matter was declined where the accused faced a serious economic offence, was alleged to have played a central role in preparing and manipulating documents, and was already involved in multiple connected ECIR proceedings. The Court treated prolonged custody as insufficient on its own to justify release, given the gravity of the accusations, the pending trial, and the concern that delay was being aggravated by repeated petitions. Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was considered, but its sub-section (2) was read as barring release where multiple cases or offences remained pending against the same person. Authorities cited for custody-based bail relief were distinguished. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465445