https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429076 Section 167(2) CrPC confers an indefeasible right to default bail when investigation is not completed and a valid final report is not on record within the prescribed period, provided the accused applies before a valid charge-sheet is filed. The Court noted that a paper styled as a charge-sheet, which was returned and re-presented after delay, did not show completed investigation; the later filing also indicated further investigation was still pending. On that basis, mere presentation of documents did not defeat the statutory right, and the refusal of bail was unsustainable. The right was also linked to personal liberty under Article 21. en-us Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:50:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429076 Section 167(2) CrPC confers an indefeasible right to default bail when investigation is not completed and a valid final report is not on record within the prescribed period, provided the accused applies before a valid charge-sheet is filed. The Court noted that a paper styled as a charge-sheet, which was returned and re-presented after delay, did not show completed investigation; the later filing also indicated further investigation was still pending. On that basis, mere presentation of documents did not defeat the statutory right, and the refusal of bail was unsustainable. The right was also linked to personal liberty under Article 21. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=429076