Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 436 CrPC | Cash Surety as Bail Condition Violates Supreme Court Directions : Karnataka HC Quashes ₹2.5 Lakh Demand
The Karnataka High Court reiterated that imposing cash surety for bail under Section 436 CrPC contravenes binding Supreme Court rulings in Gajanan Gore and Prantik Kumar, which prohibit financial conditions as a prerequisite for liberty. The court set aside a ₹2.5 lakh cash surety order in a Section 138 NI Act case, reinforcing that bail must be granted on legal merit alone, not economic capacity.