https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310256 Where substantial investigation concerning the accused remained unfinished, filing a chargesheet within time did not extinguish the right to default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC. The Court held that an incomplete or piecemeal report cannot be treated as a completed investigation merely because it is filed within the statutory period, and later cognizance does not cure that defect. As the investigation was not complete in substance, the accused were entitled to statutory bail and the petition for cancellation failed. en-us Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310256 Where substantial investigation concerning the accused remained unfinished, filing a chargesheet within time did not extinguish the right to default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC. The Court held that an incomplete or piecemeal report cannot be treated as a completed investigation merely because it is filed within the statutory period, and later cognizance does not cure that defect. As the investigation was not complete in substance, the accused were entitled to statutory bail and the petition for cancellation failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310256