Prolonged incarceration can outweigh PMLA bail restrictions where predicate-offence investigation remains incomplete and safeguards protect trial integrity.

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....Prolonged incarceration in a money-laundering prosecution may, in an appropriate case, outweigh the statutory twin conditions governing bail under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act. Bail was granted where the accused had remained in custody for over a year, was already on bail in the predicate offence, and investigation into that offence remained incomplete. Material examined in the money-laundering investigation included matters whose connection with tainted money and the predicate offence required trial determination. Release was made subject to safeguards, including passport surrender, travel restrictions, regular trial-court attendance, and non-contact with witnesses.....