Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
Section 483 BNSS | Clean Antecedents and 90+ Days Pre-Trial Detention Mandate Bail for Non-Violent Mahua Liquor Offence : Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court granted regular bail under Section 483 BNSS to a first-time offender detained for 40 liters of Mahua liquor, holding that prolonged incarceration without trial progress, combined with no criminal record, overrides the non-bailable nature of the offence. This reinforces that economic or non-violent excise offences cannot justify indefinite pre-trial detention when liberty interests under Article 21 are clearly engaged.