In Brief
The appellant was arrested in January 2019 in connection with charges of document forgery related to property used as a personal bond in an earlier matrimonial case. He was denied bail by the trial court and the High Court three times. The police filed a second closure report in September 2019 stating no offense was committed by the appellant. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in mechanically denying bail merely because the trial court had not formally accepted the closure report. Applying the cardinal principle that "bail is rule and jail is exception," the Court granted bail, considering the nature of allegations, the lengthy custody period, and peculiar circumstances of the case.
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