https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756998 Where an accused is in custody for an offence punishable with imprisonment up to five years, the sixty-day statutory period under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies. If investigation is not completed and the final report is not filed within that period, an indefeasible right to default bail accrues, subject to furnishing bail on the conditions imposed. On the facts noted, the accused had remained in custody for 61 days without filing of the final report, so statutory bail was available and release on bail was ordered on execution of bond and compliance with the stipulated conditions. en-us Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 May 2025 23:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756998 Where an accused is in custody for an offence punishable with imprisonment up to five years, the sixty-day statutory period under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies. If investigation is not completed and the final report is not filed within that period, an indefeasible right to default bail accrues, subject to furnishing bail on the conditions imposed. On the facts noted, the accused had remained in custody for 61 days without filing of the final report, so statutory bail was available and release on bail was ordered on execution of bond and compliance with the stipulated conditions. Case-Laws GST Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=756998