Anticipatory Bail in Economic Offences Should Be Granted Only in Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India recently reaffirmed that economic offences should be treated as a class apart, given their grave nature and potential to disrupt the economy. In its judgment, the Court stressed that economic offences such as the Adarsh Group of Companies scam, which involved significant financial losses and public funds, must be viewed with utmost seriousness. The judgment came after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted anticipatory…