https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469305 Prolonged undertrial detention can justify bail even in a serious offence where charges have not yet been framed and the trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time. The accused had been in custody since March 2021, the charge-sheet was filed in July 2021, and more than 100 witnesses remained to be examined, making early completion of trial unlikely. The Court therefore treated continued detention as unjustified despite the seriousness of the allegations and the State's reliance on antecedents, and granted bail subject to the accused not being required in any other case and to conditions fixed by the trial court, with liberty to seek cancellation if similar offences were later found. en-us Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:16:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469305 Prolonged undertrial detention can justify bail even in a serious offence where charges have not yet been framed and the trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time. The accused had been in custody since March 2021, the charge-sheet was filed in July 2021, and more than 100 witnesses remained to be examined, making early completion of trial unlikely. The Court therefore treated continued detention as unjustified despite the seriousness of the allegations and the State's reliance on antecedents, and granted bail subject to the accused not being required in any other case and to conditions fixed by the trial court, with liberty to seek cancellation if similar offences were later found. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469305