https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400131 The right to default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC, read with Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act, accrues once the prescribed investigation period expires and the accused applies for bail while ready to furnish sureties. That right is treated as part of Article 21 protection of personal liberty. A later complaint or chargesheet cannot defeat an accrued default-bail right, and the decisive moment is the filing of the bail application, not its later disposal. On the stated analysis, the subsequent complaint did not extinguish the accrued right, and cancellation of bail could not be sustained. en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400131 The right to default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC, read with Section 36A(4) of the NDPS Act, accrues once the prescribed investigation period expires and the accused applies for bail while ready to furnish sureties. That right is treated as part of Article 21 protection of personal liberty. A later complaint or chargesheet cannot defeat an accrued default-bail right, and the decisive moment is the filing of the bail application, not its later disposal. On the stated analysis, the subsequent complaint did not extinguish the accrued right, and cancellation of bail could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400131