Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 167 CrPC & NDPS Act | Filing Charge Sheet Before Wrong Forum on 180th Day Does Not Extinguish Right to Statutory Bail : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that an accused's indefeasible right to statutory bail under Section 167 CrPC (as extended to 180 days under NDPS Act) remains intact even if the charge sheet is filed on the 180th day but before the wrong court. The ruling clarifies that procedural errors in filing do not negate the accused's entitlement to default bail.