#magisterial trial

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to an accused in BNS offences triable by a magistrate, emphasizing that prolonged trial duration combined with clean antecedents and no recovery undermines the necessity of continued custody. This reinforces that procedural fairness under BNSS Section 483 must outweigh mechanical application of non-bailability, especially in non-violent, evidence-light cases.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted anticipatory bail to two accused charged only under Section 120-B IPC in a Rs. 12.767 crore corporate fraud case, emphasizing that conspiracy charges alone cannot sustain custody when there is no evidence of direct participation in forgery or document manipulation. This ruling reinforces that bail must be assessed on individual culpability, not collective accusation, offering critical relief to mid-level employees caught in broad conspiracy nets.