Default bail applications may be considered independently despite an interim order, without reliance on the earlier judgment.

An interim arrangement did not bar the trial court or, where applicable, the High Court from independently considering an application for default bail under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The clarification stated that such an application had to be examined on its own merits and without dependence on the judgment dated 26 April 2023. The operative effect was that the earlier restraint on considering default bail applications was removed, leaving the courts free to decide them independently.

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Issues: Whether the interim order precluded the trial court or High Court from considering an application for default bail independently of the judgment dated 26 April 2023.

Analysis: The order clarified that the interim arrangement would not prevent the trial court or, as the case may be, the High Court from examining an application for default bail under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on its own merits. The clarification specifically stated that such consideration could proceed independently and without reliance on the earlier judgment.

Conclusion: The bar against considering default bail applications was removed, and such applications could be decided independently.

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