https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312823 For default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC, completion of investigation is shown by filing the charge-sheet within the prescribed period; pending or delayed sanction for prosecution under the UAPA and the Explosive Substances Act does not make that filing non est, because sanction goes to cognizance, not investigation. A charge-sheet filed in time therefore defeats default-bail claims even if sanction is produced later. Filing first before the Magistrate rather than directly before the Special Court under the NIA Act was likewise treated as a forum or cognizance defect only, not a defect that revived the right to default bail after timely filing. en-us Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:10:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312823 For default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC, completion of investigation is shown by filing the charge-sheet within the prescribed period; pending or delayed sanction for prosecution under the UAPA and the Explosive Substances Act does not make that filing non est, because sanction goes to cognizance, not investigation. A charge-sheet filed in time therefore defeats default-bail claims even if sanction is produced later. Filing first before the Magistrate rather than directly before the Special Court under the NIA Act was likewise treated as a forum or cognizance defect only, not a defect that revived the right to default bail after timely filing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312823