https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304521 Investigation under the Code was treated as extending to the entire case arising from a transaction, not to isolated offences taken piecemeal. Section 173 was read to require completion of investigation and formation of a final opinion before filing a valid charge-sheet. On the facts, the first report itself recorded that investigation was still continuing on one offence, so it was treated as a defective final report. Because the true final charge-sheet came only after the 90-day period under the proviso to Section 167(2), the accused became entitled to statutory bail and release was directed subject to conditions. en-us Mon, 09 Apr 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:28:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304521 Investigation under the Code was treated as extending to the entire case arising from a transaction, not to isolated offences taken piecemeal. Section 173 was read to require completion of investigation and formation of a final opinion before filing a valid charge-sheet. On the facts, the first report itself recorded that investigation was still continuing on one offence, so it was treated as a defective final report. Because the true final charge-sheet came only after the 90-day period under the proviso to Section 167(2), the accused became entitled to statutory bail and release was directed subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Apr 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304521