https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445072 A chargesheet or prosecution complaint cannot be filed in piecemeal before investigation is completed if it is used to defeat default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC. The right to default bail is a liberty-protecting safeguard linked to Article 21, and it is not extinguished by an incomplete or supplementary report that records ongoing investigation. Remand cannot be continued beyond the prescribed custody period without first offering default bail when the investigation has not been validly completed. The text states that incomplete filings cannot be used to prolong custody or circumvent the statutory bail entitlement. en-us Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445072 A chargesheet or prosecution complaint cannot be filed in piecemeal before investigation is completed if it is used to defeat default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC. The right to default bail is a liberty-protecting safeguard linked to Article 21, and it is not extinguished by an incomplete or supplementary report that records ongoing investigation. Remand cannot be continued beyond the prescribed custody period without first offering default bail when the investigation has not been validly completed. The text states that incomplete filings cannot be used to prolong custody or circumvent the statutory bail entitlement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445072