https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298671 Default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is an indefeasible right once the statutory conditions are met, and it cannot be made illusory by an onerous monetary condition unrelated to bail. The Madras HC held that requiring deposit of Rs. 15 lakhs as a condition for default bail was impermissible because it effectively defeated the statutory right. The court deleted the condition and allowed the petition. en-us Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298671 Default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is an indefeasible right once the statutory conditions are met, and it cannot be made illusory by an onerous monetary condition unrelated to bail. The Madras HC held that requiring deposit of Rs. 15 lakhs as a condition for default bail was impermissible because it effectively defeated the statutory right. The court deleted the condition and allowed the petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298671