https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312045 For default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the 90-day period is computed from the date of first remand to judicial custody, not from the date of arrest. The court held that Section 167(2) restricts the Magistrate's power to authorise detention and that the date of remand is not excluded in counting the statutory period; the General Clauses Act does not alter that computation. On the facts, the default bail application was filed after expiry of 90 days and before filing of the charge-sheet, so the accused had acquired the statutory right to release on bail. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:30:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312045 For default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the 90-day period is computed from the date of first remand to judicial custody, not from the date of arrest. The court held that Section 167(2) restricts the Magistrate's power to authorise detention and that the date of remand is not excluded in counting the statutory period; the General Clauses Act does not alter that computation. On the facts, the default bail application was filed after expiry of 90 days and before filing of the charge-sheet, so the accused had acquired the statutory right to release on bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312045