https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298645 Default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC remains a statutory, indefeasible right where investigation is not completed within the prescribed period and the accused is prepared to furnish bail. In an NDPS prosecution, the special bail restrictions in Section 37 apply to bail on merits, but they do not exclude default bail or permit conditions that would defeat it. The Court held that imposing a cash deposit or other onerous monetary condition is impermissible at the default-bail stage. The deposit requirement was set aside, and bail was directed on furnishing the PR bond to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, subject to cooperation with the investigation and other directed conditions. en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:27:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298645 Default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC remains a statutory, indefeasible right where investigation is not completed within the prescribed period and the accused is prepared to furnish bail. In an NDPS prosecution, the special bail restrictions in Section 37 apply to bail on merits, but they do not exclude default bail or permit conditions that would defeat it. The Court held that imposing a cash deposit or other onerous monetary condition is impermissible at the default-bail stage. The deposit requirement was set aside, and bail was directed on furnishing the PR bond to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, subject to cooperation with the investigation and other directed conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298645