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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India opined that "bail is the rule and jail is an…

"Moti Ram v. State of M.P." (1978), a Krishna Iyer J. judgment on liberty and bail bonds, embodies the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception; the exact…

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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India opined that "bail is the rule and jail is an exception":

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"Moti Ram v. State of M.P." (1978), a Krishna Iyer J. judgment on liberty and bail bonds, embodies the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception; the exact maxim is usually traced to State of Rajasthan v. Balchand, while "Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P." and "State of W.B. v. D.K. Basu" concern arrest safeguards.

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