In Brief
The appellant was arrested under the Arms Act, 1959 for alleged illegal possession of firearms. The High Court granted him bail but imposed an unusual condition: he could not be released until after completing nine months of custody, without providing reasons for this deferment. The Supreme Court held this direction arbitrary and unsustainable. Since bail was properly granted, the deferment condition could not be justified without clear judicial reasoning. The Court set aside the nine-month deferment while upholding all other bail terms and released the appellant immediately on the original bail conditions.
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