https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466288 Bail cannot ordinarily be granted on the basis of an accused's promise to deposit money or similar financial undertaking, because bail must be decided on merits and not used as a device for financial recovery or enforcement of private claims. Where liberty was obtained on such an undertaking, deliberate breach of the condition justified cancellation of bail, as a litigant cannot retain the benefit of the order while resiling from the representation that secured it. The Court therefore left cancellation of bail undisturbed and cautioned that regular bail and anticipatory bail must not be made conditional on monetary deposits. en-us Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:07:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466288 Bail cannot ordinarily be granted on the basis of an accused's promise to deposit money or similar financial undertaking, because bail must be decided on merits and not used as a device for financial recovery or enforcement of private claims. Where liberty was obtained on such an undertaking, deliberate breach of the condition justified cancellation of bail, as a litigant cannot retain the benefit of the order while resiling from the representation that secured it. The Court therefore left cancellation of bail undisturbed and cautioned that regular bail and anticipatory bail must not be made conditional on monetary deposits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466288