In Brief
The Supreme Court heard three criminal appeals challenging a High Court bail order that imposed an onerous condition requiring the appellant to deposit Rs.50 lakhs in National Saving Certificates. The appellant had been arrested in January 2020 on charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, and criminal intimidation under the IPC. The High Court granted bail but with this heavy financial condition, forcing the appellant to borrow money from the market to comply. The Supreme Court found the condition unduly burdensome and disproportionate, set it aside, and directed return of the deposited amount within two weeks. Similar relief was granted to co-appellants with identical facts."
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