https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299928 Statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Code accrues when investigation is not completed within the prescribed detention period, and custody cannot be extended by resorting to Section 309(2) before cognizance is taken. A charge report covering only some offences does not amount to a final report under Section 173(2) where investigation into the remaining offences is still pending, and the case cannot be split into piecemeal reports for remand purposes. On these principles, the bail refusal was set aside and release on bail was directed on conditions. en-us Mon, 27 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:12:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299928 Statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Code accrues when investigation is not completed within the prescribed detention period, and custody cannot be extended by resorting to Section 309(2) before cognizance is taken. A charge report covering only some offences does not amount to a final report under Section 173(2) where investigation into the remaining offences is still pending, and the case cannot be split into piecemeal reports for remand purposes. On these principles, the bail refusal was set aside and release on bail was directed on conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 May 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299928