Topic

Cheating Case

2 articlesLatest July 2026
Section 409 & 420 IPC | Absence of Direct Inducement Allegations Justifies Bail Despite Economic Offence Gravity : Bombay HC
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court

Section 409 & 420 IPC | Absence of Direct Inducement Allegations Justifies Bail Despite Economic Offence Gravity : Bombay HC

Bombay High Court grants bail to an accused in a multi-crore cheating case, holding that prolonged incarceration without specific allegations of inducement or active conspiracy warrants release. The ruling underscores that economic offences, while grave, do not automatically preclude bail if the accused's role lacks direct fraudulent intent.

BNSS Section 483 | Prior Similar Cases Do Not Automatically Disqualify Bail if Previously Granted: Kerala HC
Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court

BNSS Section 483 | Prior Similar Cases Do Not Automatically Disqualify Bail if Previously Granted: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court rules that an accused with prior similar cases is not per se disqualified from bail under BNSS if they were previously granted bail in those cases. The court emphasized that continued detention must be justified by current case merits, not past antecedents alone, setting a precedent for bail considerations under the new criminal procedure code.