Supreme Court's Reminder to Courts: "Granting Bail in Private Cheating Cases Not to be Based Solely on Accused's Undertaking to Deposit Money"

Keywords: Supreme Court, Bail, 420 IPC, 438 CrPC In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of a growing trend where cases under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code effectively become money recovery proceedings. It emphasised that High Courts and trial courts shouldn’t be influenced by lawyers advocating Read more…