https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312926 Statutory bail under Section 167(2) CrPC read with Section 36-A(4) NDPS Act was held available where the prosecution's application to extend time for filing the challan did not show independent application of mind. The only reason given was non-receipt of the Forensic Science Laboratory report, without explaining why that circumstance justified further time or why the challan could not otherwise be filed. Because the extension request was treated as inadequately reasoned, the statutory period was not validly extended. The petitioner was therefore held entitled to bail and the bail application was allowed. en-us Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:53:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312926 Statutory bail under Section 167(2) CrPC read with Section 36-A(4) NDPS Act was held available where the prosecution's application to extend time for filing the challan did not show independent application of mind. The only reason given was non-receipt of the Forensic Science Laboratory report, without explaining why that circumstance justified further time or why the challan could not otherwise be filed. Because the extension request was treated as inadequately reasoned, the statutory period was not validly extended. The petitioner was therefore held entitled to bail and the bail application was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312926