https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784510 Regular bail under the money-laundering statute was considered on whether continued custody was justified in light of offence gravity and the accused's Article 21 right to speedy trial. The SC held that gravity must be assessed case-specifically, considering statutory object and prescribed sentence, and that economic offences cannot be denied bail by broad categorisation; where the State cannot secure a speedy trial, it cannot oppose bail solely on seriousness. Since trial delay was attributable to the prosecuting agency's challenge that stayed proceedings, and allegations of dissipation of proceeds of crime were unsupported by material linking the accused to property sales, the impugned HC order was set aside and bail was granted. en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784510 Regular bail under the money-laundering statute was considered on whether continued custody was justified in light of offence gravity and the accused's Article 21 right to speedy trial. The SC held that gravity must be assessed case-specifically, considering statutory object and prescribed sentence, and that economic offences cannot be denied bail by broad categorisation; where the State cannot secure a speedy trial, it cannot oppose bail solely on seriousness. Since trial delay was attributable to the prosecuting agency's challenge that stayed proceedings, and allegations of dissipation of proceeds of crime were unsupported by material linking the accused to property sales, the impugned HC order was set aside and bail was granted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784510