The Kohima Bench of the Nagaland High Court ruled that bail cannot be denied for an offence that is essentially civil in nature. In this case, a businessman from Nagaland was accused of cheating for allegedly defaulting on a payment of Rs. 75, 00, 000. Advocate Gajanan Hemke, a renowned lawyer from Nagpur, successfully secured bail for the businessman after extensive arguments. The transaction in question, which the informant labeled as fraudulent, was determined to be Prima Facie of commercial nature. The court further emphasized that bail is the rule and jail is the exception