Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
BNSS Section 483 | Circumstantial Evidence & Antecedents Alone Insufficient for Bail Denial When Trial Delayed: Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that prolonged detention cannot be justified solely on circumstantial evidence or past antecedents if trial progress is minimal (only 1 of 29 witnesses examined after 2+ years). The ruling reinforces that bail under BNSS must consider trial delays as a critical factor, even in serious offenses like murder.