https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418152 Under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the right to default bail arises only when the investigation is not completed and the charge-sheet or complaint is not filed within the statutory period. Timely filing of the charge-sheet or complaint satisfies the provision, and the absence of cognizance within the remand period does not revive or extend the right to statutory bail. Earlier references to cognizance were confined to their factual settings and did not create an additional condition. On that basis, the accused was not entitled to default bail where the complaint had been filed in time. en-us Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418152 Under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the right to default bail arises only when the investigation is not completed and the charge-sheet or complaint is not filed within the statutory period. Timely filing of the charge-sheet or complaint satisfies the provision, and the absence of cognizance within the remand period does not revive or extend the right to statutory bail. Earlier references to cognizance were confined to their factual settings and did not create an additional condition. On that basis, the accused was not entitled to default bail where the complaint had been filed in time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=418152