Bail Granted: Fraudulent Tax Credit Case Highlights Personal Liberty and Presumption of Innocence

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....HC granted regular bail to petitioner accused of fraudulent Input Tax Credit involving fake invoices. After suffering 2 months and 6 days of custody, the court emphasized fundamental legal principles that bail is a general rule and detention an exception. Applying Article 21 constitutional protections and following precedential jurisprudence on right to speedy trial, the court directed petitioner's release on bail bonds, recognizing that indefinite detention serves no purpose and no one should be considered guilty before proof beyond reasonable doubt.....