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Default Bail
The provision of section 167(2) of CrPC.,1973
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The provision of section 187(3) of BNSS-2023

Without completing investigation, a chargesheet cannot be filed only to defeat the accused's right to default bail.


Proviso of Section 167(2) of the Cr.P.C. is a fundamental right and not merely a statutory right as it is, a procedure established by law under Article 21 of the Constitution.