'Bail is rule, jail exception' applies even in PMLA: SC
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the general principle that "bail is rule and jail is exception" applies even to money laundering cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. This judgment was delivered while granting bail to Prem Prakash, an alleged associate of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan held that individual liberty is the rule, and its denial through legal procedures is an exception.