https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789810 Prolonged pre-trial custody can support statutory bail where the accused has already undergone more than one-third of the maximum sentence and the trial is unlikely to conclude soon. Here, the complaint was from 2019, charges had not been framed, the accused had remained in judicial custody for about 3.5 years, and was stated to be a first-time offender. On those facts, entitlement to statutory bail under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was made out, and the order refusing bail was set aside. en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:05:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789810 Prolonged pre-trial custody can support statutory bail where the accused has already undergone more than one-third of the maximum sentence and the trial is unlikely to conclude soon. Here, the complaint was from 2019, charges had not been framed, the accused had remained in judicial custody for about 3.5 years, and was stated to be a first-time offender. On those facts, entitlement to statutory bail under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 was made out, and the order refusing bail was set aside. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=789810