bail being the rule and jail being the exception.

Words and Phrases - Bail

 Satendra Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation: AIR 2022 SC (3386: (2022) 10 SCC 51

 supreme court of india

 Words and Phrases - Bail A bail is nothing but involves a personal bond from the accused.  It means the release of an accused person either by order of the court or by the police or by the investigating agency.  It is a set of pre-trial restrictions imposed on a suspect, enabling any interference with the judicial process.  Thus, it is a conditional release on a solemn undertaking by the suspect that he will co-operate both in the investigation and the trial – bail being the rule and jail being the exception.  (Para 8-12)