The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that granting bail in cases involving potential death penalty or life imprisonment is an exception, not the rule. Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani, while hearing a fraud and corruption case, emphasized that bail considerations require weighing various principles case-by-case. The court allowed a bail plea for a bank manager accused of conspiracy, forgery, and corruption, who has been in custody since February 2025.