https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297980 The article explains that police surveillance in hospital, coupled with restrictions on movement, may amount to constructive custody for computing the statutory period under Section 167(2) CrPC. On that basis, the charge-sheet was filed after the 90-day limit, and the accused's accrued right to default bail was treated as having arisen. The text further states that this right is not defeated by a later filing of the charge-sheet or by passage of time, because default bail is granted by legislative command and not on merits, while the prosecution may still seek cancellation in accordance with law. en-us Thu, 18 Apr 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:01:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297980 The article explains that police surveillance in hospital, coupled with restrictions on movement, may amount to constructive custody for computing the statutory period under Section 167(2) CrPC. On that basis, the charge-sheet was filed after the 90-day limit, and the accused's accrued right to default bail was treated as having arisen. The text further states that this right is not defeated by a later filing of the charge-sheet or by passage of time, because default bail is granted by legislative command and not on merits, while the prosecution may still seek cancellation in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Apr 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297980