Court Denies Default Bail: Charge Sheet Filed on Time, Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. Not Applicable to Petitioner.

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....Rejection of prayer for default bail - There is no doubt that such right of bail although is a valuable right, but the same is a conditional one. The condition precedent being pendency of the investigation. Whether an investigation, in fact, has remained pending and the investigating officer has submitted the charge sheet only with a view to curtail the right of the accused, would essentially be a question of fact. - it cannot be said, in the aforesaid facts, that charge sheet was not submitted within the stipulated period, and in view of that, Sub-Section (2) of Section 167 Cr.P.C. is not available to the petitioner - No default bail - HC....