https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297980 Restrictive police surveillance during hospital treatment may amount to constructive custody when it limits an accused's movement for computing the statutory period under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Where that period expires before the charge-sheet is filed, the accused acquires a right to default bail. Subsequent filing of the charge-sheet or delay in seeking bail does not extinguish that accrued right. Default bail arises by legislative command rather than an assessment of merits, without limiting the prosecution's ability to seek cancellation under applicable provisions. 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 Restrictive police surveillance during hospital treatment may amount to constructive custody when it limits an accused's movement for computing the statutory period under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Where that period expires before the charge-sheet is filed, the accused acquires a right to default bail. Subsequent filing of the charge-sheet or delay in seeking bail does not extinguish that accrued right. Default bail arises by legislative command rather than an assessment of merits, without limiting the prosecution's ability to seek cancellation under applicable provisions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Apr 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297980