https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298604 Section 167(2) CrPC confers an indefeasible right to statutory bail when investigation is not completed within the prescribed period and the accused is ready to furnish bail. That right is not defeated by filing an incomplete or piecemeal charge-sheet, because the prosecution cannot split one investigation into separate reports to avoid default under Section 167(2). A partial final report filed within time for only one allegation did not cure the failure to complete investigation on the remaining offences, and Section 173(8) on further investigation does not validate such a report for denying default bail. The petitioner was therefore entitled to be enlarged on bail. en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298604 Section 167(2) CrPC confers an indefeasible right to statutory bail when investigation is not completed within the prescribed period and the accused is ready to furnish bail. That right is not defeated by filing an incomplete or piecemeal charge-sheet, because the prosecution cannot split one investigation into separate reports to avoid default under Section 167(2). A partial final report filed within time for only one allegation did not cure the failure to complete investigation on the remaining offences, and Section 173(8) on further investigation does not validate such a report for denying default bail. The petitioner was therefore entitled to be enlarged on bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298604