TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2022 (7) TMI 71
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....ition, the accused declares that he has no criminal antecedents. 3. The allegations are of fraud related to GST invoices. 4. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioner and family. 5. Ld. counsel representing the State opposes bail. REASONING: 6. A perusal of para 6 of the status report filed by concerned Dy SP, it is revealed that the petitioner had confessed during his interrogation that a sum of Rs.10 lacs had fallen to his share. The petitioner is in custody since 26-01-2022, i.e., for five months. Given the period of incarceration viz-a-viz the amount fallen to the petitioner's share, coupled with the petitioner being a senior citizen, further pre....
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....o avoid the course of justice and must weigh when considering the question of jail. So also, the heinousness of the crime. In Gudikanti Narasimhulu v Public Prosecutor, (1978) 1 SCC 240, (Para 16), Supreme Court held that the delicate light of the law favors release unless countered by the negative criteria necessitating that course. In Prahlad Singh Bhati v NCT, Delhi, (2001) 4 SCC 280, Supreme Court highlighted one of the factors for bail to be the public or the State's immense interest and similar other considerations. In Dataram Singh v State of Uttar Pradesh, (2018) 3 SCC 22, (Para 6), Supreme Court held that the grant or refusal of bail is entirely within the discretion of the judge hearing the matter and though that discretion is....
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....option to switch between the modes. The option lies with the accused to choose between the sureties and deposits and not with the Court or the arresting officer. 11. Give above, provided the petitioner-accused is not required in any other case, the petitioner shall be released on bail in the FIR mentioned above, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. Ten thousand (INR 10,000/-) and furnishing one surety of Rs. Twenty-five thousand (INR 25,000/-), to the satisfaction of the concerned Court/Judicial Magistrate having the jurisdiction over the Police Station conducting the investigation, and in case of non-availability, any nearest Illaqa Magistrate/duty Magistrate. Before accepting the sureties, the concerned Court must satisfy that if....
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...., or up to the expiry of the period mentioned under S. 437-A CrPC, 1973, as the case may be. Subject to the proceedings under S. 446 CrPC, the entire amount of fixed deposit, less taxes, if any, shall be endorsed/returned to the depositor. 14. It shall be the total discretion of the applicant to choose between surety bond sand fixed deposits. It shall also be open for the applicant to apply to the investigator or the concerned court to substitute fixed deposit with surety bonds and vice-versa. 15. On the reverse page of personal bonds, the attesting officer shall mention the permanent address of the petitioner along with the phone number linked with the AADHAR card, the other phone numbers (if any), and e-mail (if any). In case of any cha....
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....ircumstances peculiar to this case, the petitioner shall surrender all weapons, firearms, ammunition, if any, along with the arms license to the concerned authority within ten days from release from prison and inform the Investigator about the compliance. However, subject to the Indian Arms Act, 1959, the petitioner shall be entitled to renew and take it back in case of acquittal in this case, provided otherwise permissible in the concerned rules. 20. Within ten days from release from prison, the petitioners shall forward to the Investigator/SHO and the complainant/victim(s) the following information by signed copies. If the petitioners fail to comply with this condition, then on this ground alone. In that case, the bail might be canceled,....
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....ghout the trial and after that in Section 437-A of the Cr.P.C., if not canceled due to non-appearance or breach of conditions. 22. Any Advocate for the petitioner and the Officer in whose presence the petitioner puts signatures on personal bonds shall explain all conditions of this bail order in any language that the petitioner understands. 23. If the petitioner finds bond amount beyond social and financial reach, it may be brought to the notice of this Court for appropriate reduction. Further, if the petitioner finds bail condition(s) as violating fundamental, human, or other rights, or causing difficulty due to any situation, then for modification of such term(s), the petitioner may file a reasoned application before this Court, and aft....