Right To Default Bail Not Extinguished With 'Simultaneous' Filing Of Chargesheet: Madras High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Right To Default Bail Not Extinguished With 'Simultaneous' Filing Of Chargesheet: Madras High Court

Live Law  

In a pertinent ruling, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has delved deep into the statutory provisions and precedents that determine the four corners of default bail under Section 167 of CrPC and Section 36 of NDPS Act. If the investigating agency files the charge sheet by 10.30 am, on the next day, after the expiry of the period prescribed under Section 167 Cr.P.C, can we say that the accused has lost his right of filing the petition for default bail subsequently, on the same day? The court also made it clear that when the investigating agency files the charge sheet after expiry of the said period, but the accused also invokes the right to default bail simultaneously, the time of filing the charge sheet cannot be considered as a relevant criterion for deciding the statutory bail. The question posed before the court was whether Section 10 would be applicable to the investigating agency for filing the charge sheet, if the period contemplated under Section 167 Cr.P.C expires on a holiday. The investigating agency is certainly entitled to file the charge sheet, even after expiry of 60 or 90 or 180 days, as the case may be, but they will not have any right to seek extension of remand beyond the period prescribed under Section 167 Cr.P.C", the court observed.

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Once Chargesheet Is Filed, Ticking Of Clock With Regard To Statutory Bail Automatically Stops: Karnataka High Court
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Once Chargesheet Is Filed, Ticking Of Clock With Regard To Statutory Bail Automatically Stops: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

While denying regular bail to a rape accused, the Karnataka High Court observed that once the chargesheet is filed within the stipulated time of 60 days from the date of the complaint, the right to seek the statutory bail extinguishes. "It is needless to emphasise that once the charge sheet is filed ticking of the clock with regarding to statutory …

Man Spends 4+ Yrs In Jail Without Trial For Offence With Max 5 Yrs Sentence, P&H High Court Laments ₹1 Crore Bond Condition For Default Bail
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Man Spends 4+ Yrs In Jail Without Trial For Offence With Max 5 Yrs Sentence, P&H High Court Laments ₹1 Crore Bond Condition For Default Bail

Live Law  

Observing that the case shows "distressing picture of the criminal justice system's failure", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside condition to pay Rs.1.10 crore in bail bond for granting default bail to an accused in Tax Fraud case. It further said that the failure to release the petitioner under Section 479 BNSS, when his right to default …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Give Preference To Default Bail Application Filed On Same Day As Application To Extend Time For Investigation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Give Preference To Default Bail Application Filed On Same Day As Application To Extend Time For Investigation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on January 8) dismissed a Special Leave Petition, wherein the accused person had challenged the order of the Karnataka High Court denying him statutory bail under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. By the said order, the High Court affirmed the trial court's deciison to give precedence to the investigation agency's application for extension of time to investigate …

Absconding accused entitled to default bail, says HC
3 months ago

Absconding accused entitled to default bail, says HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has ruled that an absconding accused is entitled to default bail even if a charge-sheet has been filed against other accused in the case prior to his arrest. A single judge bench of justice NJ Jamadar dissented with a 2006 judgement by another single judge bench which held that an absconding accused could not claim …

UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated May 12, 2023, for granting default bail under Unlawful Activities, 1967 on grounds that the accused persons should benefit from default bail in the absence of lack of competent order whereby time was extended for the investigation agency to file chargesheet. A bench of …

RG Kar Rape-Murder: Bail Granted To Sandip Ghosh, Abhijit Mondal As Chargesheet ‘Not Filed Within 90 Days’
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

RG Kar Rape-Murder: Bail Granted To Sandip Ghosh, Abhijit Mondal As Chargesheet ‘Not Filed Within 90 Days’

ABP News  

A Sealdah court on Friday granted bail to former officer-in-charge of Tala police station, Abhijit Mondal, and Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar hospital, in connection with the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run medical facility. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate granted bail to Mondal and Ghosh after the chargesheet against them was not …

'Bail Is The Rule, Jail The Exception' : Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Denying Bail In Routine Manner By Fixing Deadline For Trials
4 months ago

'Bail Is The Rule, Jail The Exception' : Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Denying Bail In Routine Manner By Fixing Deadline For Trials

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man accused of counterfeiting currency who had been incarcerated for two years and six months invoking the principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception.” “Appellant has undergone incarceration for a period of two and a half years. After rejecting the prayer for bail the courts cannot provide …

Bail granted to CGST officer, 2 others as CBI fails to file chargesheet
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bail granted to CGST officer, 2 others as CBI fails to file chargesheet

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Observing that the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to file a chargesheet within 60 days after arresting the accused, a special CBI court on Tuesday granted default bail to Central Goods and Services Tax superintendent Sachin Gokulka and two other co-accused, arrested by the agency earlier for allegedly threatening and demanding a bribe of ₹60 lakh from a Malad-based …

High Court Allows Bail Despite Lack of Forensic Report in NDPS Case
5 months, 1 week ago

High Court Allows Bail Despite Lack of Forensic Report in NDPS Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the application for default bail in an NDPS matter to proceed despite the fact that the chargesheet was filed without a forensic report within the 180-day limit stipulated by the law. The court held that the petitioner became entitled to statutory bail upon expiry of the 180-day period, as the charge sheet was filed …

Allahabad HC relief to SP MLA in 2021 criminal case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC relief to SP MLA in 2021 criminal case

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court has directed the trial court to grant interim bail to SP MLA from Kanpur Amitabh Bajpai if he files a bail application in a 2021 criminal intimidation case. The high court further directed the trial court to decide his discharge application in the case within two months and clarified that the interim bail will end after …

Bombay High Court grants default bail to 2 PFI members
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court grants default bail to 2 PFI members

The Hindu  

A division bench of judges comprising, Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Gauri Godse of the Bombay High Court granted a default bail to Momin Moiuddin Gulam Hasan alias Moin Mistri and Asif Aminul Hussain Khan Adhikari who were accused of being the Popular Front of India members. On September 22, 2022, five men: Mazhar Mansoor Khan, Shaikh Sadik Isak Qureshi, …

Kavitha seeks ‘default bail’ in CBI case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kavitha seeks ‘default bail’ in CBI case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: BRS leader K Kavitha on Monday submitted a default bail application before the Rouse Avenue Court contending that the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to file a complete chargesheet within the mandated 60-day investigation period in the Delhi excise policy-linked corruption case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja has directed the central agency to file its response to the plea, …

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to a man who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after noting that there is no scheduled offence as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against him in the chargesheet filed in the predicate case.The Court noted that the proceedings under the PMLA can be initiated only if offences mentioned …

Allahabad High Court Grants 'Default Bail' To 11 Alleged AQIS-JMB Operatives Booked Under UAPA
10 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Grants 'Default Bail' To 11 Alleged AQIS-JMB Operatives Booked Under UAPA

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted 'default bail' to 11 alleged operatives of AQIS and JMB under Section 167 CrPC while holding the Special Court's orders extending the time to complete the investigation vis-a-vis the accused in the case as 'illegal', as the same was passed in their absence. Stressing the special court's duty to hear the accused persons …

SC/ST Act | Bail Can't Be Granted Merely Based On Period Of Detention, Nature & Gravity Of Offence Must Be Considered: Madras High Court
10 months, 4 weeks ago

SC/ST Act | Bail Can't Be Granted Merely Based On Period Of Detention, Nature & Gravity Of Offence Must Be Considered: Madras High Court

Live Law  

While denying bail to a man accused of murdering a person belonging to the marginalized community, the Madras High Court has stressed that while considering bail applications in connection with offenses under the SC/ST Act, the courts should refrain from granting bail merely based on period of detention. Selvakumar argued that the Special Court had granted bail to the co-accused …

Delhi Court dismisses default bail plea of Unitech's former promoters
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Court dismisses default bail plea of Unitech's former promoters

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has dismissed default bail pleas of Unitech's former promoters, Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, in a money laundering case relating to cheating of multiple homebuyers of several crore rupees. The Enforcement Directorate had recorded the case in 2018 based on over 60 FIRs registered against the accused for various offences, including cheating, criminal conspiracy, taking undue advantage …

Supreme Court puts ED ‘on notice’ for keeping accused in custody without trial
1 year ago

Supreme Court puts ED ‘on notice’ for keeping accused in custody without trial

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Enforcement Directorate saying the central agency cannot keep on filing supplementary chargesheets and keep person in jail without trial. The remarks by a top court bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta were made while taking exception to the agency filing four supplementary chargesheets in a money laundering case arising from …

Probe agency can't keep filing chargesheets to keep person in jail: Supreme Court
1 year ago

Probe agency can't keep filing chargesheets to keep person in jail: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate, stating that the probe agency cannot continue filing additional chargesheets and extending investigations, keeping the accused indefinitely in jail without the provision of default bail. The Supreme Court slammed the central probe agency's practice of filing additional chargesheets after an incomplete initial chargesheet. The top court made these oral observations …

'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana
1 year ago

'Alarming Delays In Reports From Forensic Science Labs': High Court Forms Panel To Look Into Functioning Of FSL's In Punjab & Haryana

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has constituted a three-member committee to look into the functioning of the Forensic Science Laboratories across the States of Haryana and Punjab, specifically focusing on the inordinate delay and lapses that have been repeatedly coming to the notice of this Court during the hearing of multiple cases. Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, "The mandate …

Accused should get reasonable chance to fulfil bail conditions: Orissa HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Accused should get reasonable chance to fulfil bail conditions: Orissa HC

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: An accused should be given reasonable opportunity to fulfil the bail conditions when no time limit is specified while granting it, the Orissa High Court has held. A single judge bench of Justice V Narasingh gave the ruling in the case of one Bhisma Behera whose bail plea was rejected by the trial court after granting default bail as …

Default Bail Can't Be Claimed On Ground That Investigation Is Pending Against Other Accused: Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail To Wadhwans In DHFL Case
1 year, 2 months ago

Default Bail Can't Be Claimed On Ground That Investigation Is Pending Against Other Accused: Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail To Wadhwans In DHFL Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside the default bail granted to DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan in the case related to the alleged multi-crore loan scam. Setting aside the concurring findings of the High Court and the Trial Court, the Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal noted that Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan cannot claim the statutory …

[NDPS Act] Oral Application Sufficient For Statutory Bail When IO Fails To File Final Report On Time, Extension Not Sought: Kerala High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

[NDPS Act] Oral Application Sufficient For Statutory Bail When IO Fails To File Final Report On Time, Extension Not Sought: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

In a recent matter before the Kerala High Court, a single judge bench of Justice CS Dias held that an oral application made by the petitioner, who was accused under the NDPS Act would be sufficient to release him on statutory bail due to the failure of the Investigation Officer to file the final report on time. The petitioner submitted …

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC
1 year, 6 months ago

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the mere filing of an FSL report with the chargesheet in a NDPS case will not be a ground to cancel default bail granted to an accused.Justice Deepak Gupta observed, ".it is made clear that merely filing the FSL report along with the challan in itself will not be …

Supreme Court Half Yearly Bail Digest 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Half Yearly Bail Digest 2023

Live Law  

Accused cannot be denied bail on the sole ground that the co-accused has not surrendered. State through CBI v. T. Gangi Reddy @ Yerra Gnagi Reddy, 2023 LiveLaw 37 : AIR 2023 SC 457 : 4 SCC 253 : 1 SCR 741 : 2023 INSC 44 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Proviso to Section 167 - Grant of Default Bail …

Accused Not Filing Petition To Quash FIR/Chargesheet Has No Relevance In Deciding Bail Application : Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Accused Not Filing Petition To Quash FIR/Chargesheet Has No Relevance In Deciding Bail Application : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while granting bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, observed that the accused not filing an application for quashing the FRI/Chargesheet is not a relevant consideration for deciding bail application. A bench comprising of Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna and Dipankar Datta, while quashing the Gujarat High Court's order denying her bail, took specific note of the …

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Default Bail -PART-VI
1 year, 10 months ago

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Default Bail -PART-VI

Live Law  

Q.26 Whether it is for the Magistrate or for the Special Court to extend the time for filing the charge-sheet for the period from 90 days to 180 days under Section 43 D of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967? 1021- VRK - J. Q.27 In a case involving a scheduled offence under the UAP Act, on the expiry of 90 …

TS HC cancels bail granted to Yerra Gangi Reddy
1 year, 11 months ago

TS HC cancels bail granted to Yerra Gangi Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a major development, and one that could have a bearing on the investigation of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case, the Telangana High Court on Thursday cancelled the default bail granted to prime accused Yerra Gangi Reddy. The High Court single judge bench of Justice Chillakuru Sumalatha also directed Gangi Reddy to surrender before the CBI court in Hyderabad …

SC dismisses ED’s appeal against bail to DHFL’s Wadhawan in Yes Bank case
2 years ago

SC dismisses ED’s appeal against bail to DHFL’s Wadhawan in Yes Bank case

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the Bombay High Court's decision to grant bail to Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, former DHFL promoters, in a Yes Bank money laundering case. The legal issue had arisen during the hearing of an ED's appeal against a Bombay High Court order granting bail to the former …

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-IV
2 years ago

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-IV

Live Law  

Q.16 Is the above decision in Union of India v. Thamisharasi reported in 4 SCC 190 applicable to offences under the Kerala Abkari Act? What the said section provides is only that if the investigating agency fails to submit a charge sheet within 90 days, then they cannot seek the continued detention of the accused in custody. Since the defects …

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-III
2 years ago

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-III

Live Law  

Q.11 The default period applicable for the offence is 60 days. Q.12 Is not the accused entitled to default bail on the expiry of the period under the proviso to Section 167 Cr.P.C even without a written application for bail? In Hussainara Khatoon v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar AIR 1979 SC 1369 – P. N. Bhagwati, D. A. Desai …

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-I
2 years ago

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-I

Live Law  

Q.1 Has the accused an indefeasible right to “compulsive bail” i.e. 477 – 5 Judges - A. M. Ahmadi, J. S. Verma, P. B. Sawant, B. P. Jeevan Reddy, N. P. Singh - JJ; Union of India v. Thamisharasi 4 SCC 190 = 1995 KC 1189 - J. S. Verma, Sujata V. Manohar – JJ; Uday Mohanlal Acharya v. State …

Is Accused Entitled To Default Bail If Charge Sheet Found Defective & Returned For Curing Defects After Statutory Period? Kerala High Court Answers
2 years ago

Is Accused Entitled To Default Bail If Charge Sheet Found Defective & Returned For Curing Defects After Statutory Period? Kerala High Court Answers

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently considered whether in cases where final report is filed within the statutory time limit of investigation, accused person’s entitlement for bail under Section 167 CrPC would subsist, if the charge sheet is found defective, and returned for curing the defects after the statutory time limit is over. Arun observed, "when faced with the Public Prosecutor's …

'Pseudo Police Report' Filed U/S 173 CrPC Cannot Defeat Right Of Accused To Default Bail: JKL High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

'Pseudo Police Report' Filed U/S 173 CrPC Cannot Defeat Right Of Accused To Default Bail: JKL High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that a 'pseudo police report' under section 173 CrPC, even if filed within time frame of section 167 CrPC, cannot be given legal sanctity to betray the statutory/default bail right of an accused in a case. Meanwhile, after passing of the order dated 21.02.2022 of return of the so called …

Supreme Court Disapproves Allahabad HC Dismissing Several Bail Applications On Same Day For Default
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Disapproves Allahabad HC Dismissing Several Bail Applications On Same Day For Default

Live Law  

The Supreme Court disapproved the dismissal of about 50 bail applications for default/non-prosecution in a single day by Allahabad High Court.The bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi was disposing a plea challenging the High Court's order which dismissed a anticipatory bail application for non-prosecution.During the last hearing, it had sought a report from the Registrar of the. …

NDPS Act | Accused Must Apply For Default Bail On Expiry Of Statutory Detention Period, Cannot Be Released Automatically: Calcutta HC Full Bench
2 years, 2 months ago

NDPS Act | Accused Must Apply For Default Bail On Expiry Of Statutory Detention Period, Cannot Be Released Automatically: Calcutta HC Full Bench

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court at circuit bench Jalpaiguri held that an accused who is under detention under provisions of NDPS Act, cannot be released automatically on statutory bail on the expiry of 180 days which is prescribed under section 36A of the Act until and unless he makes an application either in written or oral form. A Full bench comprising …

View That Default Bail Cannot Be Cancelled On Merits Will Reward Lethargic Investigation : Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

View That Default Bail Cannot Be Cancelled On Merits Will Reward Lethargic Investigation : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, held that when special reasons are made out from the chargesheet and the chargesheet reveals commission of non-bailable crime, default bail granted to an accused under proviso to Section 167 CrPC can be cancelled. A case for cancellation of default bail can be considered by the court if - the defects for which default bail …

Default Bail Can Be Cancelled On Merits After Presentation Of Chargesheet : Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Default Bail Can Be Cancelled On Merits After Presentation Of Chargesheet : Supreme Court

Live Law  

State through CBI v. T. Gangi Reddy @ Yerra Gnagi Reddy| 2023 LiveLaw 37 | SLP No. Ms. Jesal Wahi, AOR Headnotes: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; proviso to Section 167 -Default bail can be cancelled on merits - there is no absolute bar that once a person is released on default bail under Section 167 Cr.P.C., his bail cannot …

'Misconceived': Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL For 'Default Bail' To Rape Accused If Chargesheet Not Filed Within 2 Months Of FIR
2 years, 2 months ago

'Misconceived': Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL For 'Default Bail' To Rape Accused If Chargesheet Not Filed Within 2 Months Of FIR

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea which prayed for a declaration that a rape accused may seek 'Default Bail', in case a chargesheet is not filed against him within two months of lodging of FIR. The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vikas Budhwar dismissed the plea for being ‘misconceived’ as it noted …

Got Certified Copy Of Bail Order To File Appeal After 55-Days: Bhima Koregaon Accused Surendra Gadling Justifies Delay In Default Bail Application
2 years, 2 months ago

Got Certified Copy Of Bail Order To File Appeal After 55-Days: Bhima Koregaon Accused Surendra Gadling Justifies Delay In Default Bail Application

Live Law  

Advocate Surendra Gadling an accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Caste violence case has approached the Bombay High Court against rejection of his default bail application by the Special NIA Court. According to the petition, soon after Gadling’s application for default bail under section 167 of the CrPC was rejected, his colleague Advocate P Larson filed an application …

MCOCA | Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Does Not Invalidate Extension Of Judicial Custody Given By Special Court: Bombay High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

MCOCA | Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Does Not Invalidate Extension Of Judicial Custody Given By Special Court: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Once the court extends the judicial custody of an accused, the refusal of sanction to prosecute will not invalidate the extension of custody, the Bombay High Court has held while refusing to grant default bail in a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999. Though the petitioners applied for bail 30 minutes before the charge sheet was …

Accused Not Entitled To Default Bail Due To Non-Filing Of FSL Report Along With Chargesheet: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Accused Not Entitled To Default Bail Due To Non-Filing Of FSL Report Along With Chargesheet: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has recently observed that an accused won't be entitled to default bail if the police have not filed an FSL report along with the charge sheet.The bench of Justice Samir J. Dave observed thus as it noted that a charge sheet filed without annexing the FSL report cannot be termed as defective or incomplete and thus, …

Application For Default Bail Filed Through E-Filing Valid, Cannot Ignore It For Want Of Physical Copy: Kerala High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Application For Default Bail Filed Through E-Filing Valid, Cannot Ignore It For Want Of Physical Copy: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that an application for default bail, filed timely through e-filing mode, cannot be ignored by the trial courts for want of production of physical copy of the same. The trial court had taken note of the judgment of the Kerala High Court in State of Kerala v. Muneer to hold that "even if …

No Default Bail U/S 167 CrPC If Chargesheet Filed Before Arrest: Karnataka HC Rejects Accused Plea In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
2 years, 5 months ago

No Default Bail U/S 167 CrPC If Chargesheet Filed Before Arrest: Karnataka HC Rejects Accused Plea In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Hrishikesh Devdikar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, seeking default bail under section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said that the accused would not be entitled to the benefit under Section 167 CrPC if the charge sheet was …

Mumbai Court Grants Default Bail To Man Of Chinese Origin Accused Of Running Int'l Racket Of Fraudulent Loan Apps
2 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Court Grants Default Bail To Man Of Chinese Origin Accused Of Running Int'l Racket Of Fraudulent Loan Apps

Live Law  

A Mumbai court last week granted default bail to a man of Chinese origin who has been accused of being a part of an international loan fraud racket. The Court noted that offence under section 420 IPC which attracts punishment of up to 7 years and as per Sec 167, the police were required to file the charge sheet against …

S.437(6) CrPC | Bail May Be Granted If Case Triable By Magistrate Not Concluded In 60 Days From Commencement Of Prosecution Evidence: P&H High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

S.437(6) CrPC | Bail May Be Granted If Case Triable By Magistrate Not Concluded In 60 Days From Commencement Of Prosecution Evidence: P&H High Court

Live Law  

Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that in terms of Section 437 of CrPC, bail ought to be granted where the trial in a case triable by Magistrate is not concluded within a period of 60 days after the first date fixed for the prosecution evidence. The observation was made by Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi while dealing with a …

CBI court junks Anil Deshmukh's default bail plea in corruption case
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI court junks Anil Deshmukh's default bail plea in corruption case

India Today  

A special CBI court in Mumbai has rejected the default bail plea of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and his associates, Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde, in a corruption case. They have filed an application for default bail stating that the chargesheet filed by the agency was incomplete and that the investigation was not complete. On Monday, after special …

Subsequent Filing Of Chargesheet Can't Defeat Indefeasible Right Of Accused Who Applied For 'Default Bail': Allahabad High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Subsequent Filing Of Chargesheet Can't Defeat Indefeasible Right Of Accused Who Applied For 'Default Bail': Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that an accused gets an indefeasible right to 'default bail' if he makes an application after the maximum period for investigation of an offence is over, and before a charge sheet is filed. This assertion came from the bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi who held that an accused has an indefeasible right …

Section 167(2) CrPC- Investigating Agency Can't Curtail Accused' Right To Default Bail By Invoking Graver Charges: Bombay High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Section 167(2) CrPC- Investigating Agency Can't Curtail Accused' Right To Default Bail By Invoking Graver Charges: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has made it clear that an investigating agency cannot thwart the right to default bail of an accused by merely invoking graver charges. Justice CV Bhadang observed, The question arose as the charge under Section 409 IPC, which would extend the period of investigation to 90 days, was added against the accused days before expiry of …

Right to default bail cannot be defeated by slapping graver charges, says Bombay HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Right to default bail cannot be defeated by slapping graver charges, says Bombay HC

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has held that the right to default bail of an accused cannot be defeated by invocation of gravers sections to get more time to file the charge sheet. Granting default bail in a case, Justice CV Bhadang said, “My opinion is that the indefeasible right accrued to the applicant on expiry of 60 days on account …

Default Bail- Merely Because Courts Were Closed For Holi Holidays, Prosecution Can't Get Benefit of Filing Charge-Sheet After Expiry of Stipulated Time: Rajasthan HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Default Bail- Merely Because Courts Were Closed For Holi Holidays, Prosecution Can't Get Benefit of Filing Charge-Sheet After Expiry of Stipulated Time: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court observed that merely because the courts were closed for Holi Holidays, the prosecution cannot get the benefit of filing the charge-sheet after expiry of the period of 60 days or the stipulated period of time mandated by law. The court noted that it is a settled proposition of law that if the contraband recovered is below …

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