Economic Offence Allegations Alone Cannot Justify Denial of Bail; Liberty Cannot Be Curtailed Solely on the Gravity of Charges: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to Mohammad Iqbal Wani in an alleged wild garlic fraud case, holding that the seriousness of allegations alone cannot be a ground to keep an accused in custody for an indefinite period once the investigation concerning his role has been substantially completed. The Court reiterated the settled legal principle that BAIL IS THE RULE AND JAIL IS THE EXCEPTION.…
