https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469273 Prolonged pre-trial incarceration and inordinate trial delay under MCOCA can justify bail despite Section 21(4) stringent conditions where Article 21's guarantee of personal liberty and speedy trial is engaged. The Delhi HC treated nearly nine years in custody, slow trial progress, and remaining witnesses as grounds for constitutional intervention, and found that continued detention had become excessive. Parity with co-accused and the limited prima facie material linking the applicant to the alleged organised crime activity further supported release, without requiring a mini-trial on merits. The result was grant of regular bail on constitutional and surrounding factual grounds. en-us Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:36:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469273 Prolonged pre-trial incarceration and inordinate trial delay under MCOCA can justify bail despite Section 21(4) stringent conditions where Article 21's guarantee of personal liberty and speedy trial is engaged. The Delhi HC treated nearly nine years in custody, slow trial progress, and remaining witnesses as grounds for constitutional intervention, and found that continued detention had become excessive. Parity with co-accused and the limited prima facie material linking the applicant to the alleged organised crime activity further supported release, without requiring a mini-trial on merits. The result was grant of regular bail on constitutional and surrounding factual grounds. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469273