https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295185 Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act framework read with the National Investigation Agency Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure, the power to extend investigation time up to 180 days in State police cases lies with the Special Court, not the Magistrate. The Court also applied settled default-bail principles and held that an accused who applies after expiry of the statutory period, but before filing of the charge sheet, acquires an indefeasible right to default bail. Subsequent filing of the charge sheet does not defeat that accrued right. The appellant was therefore entitled to release on default bail, subject to ordinary bail and arrest rules. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 May 2021 08:24:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295185 Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act framework read with the National Investigation Agency Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure, the power to extend investigation time up to 180 days in State police cases lies with the Special Court, not the Magistrate. The Court also applied settled default-bail principles and held that an accused who applies after expiry of the statutory period, but before filing of the charge sheet, acquires an indefeasible right to default bail. Subsequent filing of the charge sheet does not defeat that accrued right. The appellant was therefore entitled to release on default bail, subject to ordinary bail and arrest rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295185