Siddharth Jain vs State (Nct) Of Delhi Through ...

The Supreme Court held that under Section 7 and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the courts should ordinarily grant bail when the sentence is three years or less, due to the long pendency of cases in higher courts. The Court emphasized that denying bail in such cases causes undue hardship and increases the burden on the Supreme Court. Consequently, the Court granted bail to the appellant pending the appeal in the High Court, making the interim bail order absolute.