https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298022 Expiry of the statutory period for completing investigation and filing the charge-sheet gave the accused an indefeasible right to default bail once the application was filed after that expiry and the investigation remained pending. The court held that the Supreme Court's Covid-19 extension of limitation did not extend the police investigation period or the time limit for completion of investigation under the relevant criminal procedure framework. As the prescribed period had lapsed and the bail conditions were satisfied, default bail was granted, with Article 21 personal liberty also noted as reinforcing the result. en-us Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:03:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298022 Expiry of the statutory period for completing investigation and filing the charge-sheet gave the accused an indefeasible right to default bail once the application was filed after that expiry and the investigation remained pending. The court held that the Supreme Court's Covid-19 extension of limitation did not extend the police investigation period or the time limit for completion of investigation under the relevant criminal procedure framework. As the prescribed period had lapsed and the bail conditions were satisfied, default bail was granted, with Article 21 personal liberty also noted as reinforcing the result. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298022