Can bail be denied only because an accused fails to deposit money The Supreme Court of India, in Rakesh Jain v. State , Criminal Appeal No. 378 of 2026 (@ SLP (Crl) No. 11336 of 2025), has reiterated an important principle of criminal jurisprudence: bail cannot be made contingent upon monetary deposits or undertakings , nor can courts indefinitely defer a bail application on that basis Background of the Case The case arose out of FIR No. 200/2019, registered by the Economic O