https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311986 Section 167(2) CrPC custody period excludes initial police detention under Section 57 because the prescribed period runs from custody authorised by a Magistrate. On expiry of the 90-day period, an accused prepared to furnish bail acquires an enforceable statutory right to default bail; a charge-sheet filed after expiry does not defeat that right, and continued detention is inconsistent with Article 21. Section 10 of the General Clauses Act does not extend the period merely because its final day is a holiday, since the statutory right arises on expiry of the custody period. The grant of bail was sustained. en-us Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:11:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311986 Section 167(2) CrPC custody period excludes initial police detention under Section 57 because the prescribed period runs from custody authorised by a Magistrate. On expiry of the 90-day period, an accused prepared to furnish bail acquires an enforceable statutory right to default bail; a charge-sheet filed after expiry does not defeat that right, and continued detention is inconsistent with Article 21. Section 10 of the General Clauses Act does not extend the period merely because its final day is a holiday, since the statutory right arises on expiry of the custody period. The grant of bail was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311986