Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 420 IPC | Triple Test for Bail Applies When Investigation Concludes and Trial Remains Stalled for Six Months: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail in a ₹23 lakh cheating case under Section 420 IPC, holding that once investigation is complete and no witness has been examined for over six months, denial of bail must be the exception under the triple test - even without a final trial timeline. This reinforces that prolonged pre-trial detention without prosecutorial progress cannot justify continued custody in magistrate-triable economic offences.