https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295452 Default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be burdened with conditions that undermine its statutory purpose. A deposit-of-money condition was impermissible because it effectively converted an indefeasible right into a conditional, deposit-based release, and was set aside. A daily reporting requirement at the police station was also held too harsh for default bail; it was modified to a duty to cooperate with the investigating agency and appear when called for, with cancellation available on breach. en-us Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295452 Default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be burdened with conditions that undermine its statutory purpose. A deposit-of-money condition was impermissible because it effectively converted an indefeasible right into a conditional, deposit-based release, and was set aside. A daily reporting requirement at the police station was also held too harsh for default bail; it was modified to a duty to cooperate with the investigating agency and appear when called for, with cancellation available on breach. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295452