Practise Of Keeping Default Bail Applications Pending Till Chargesheet Is Filed Must Be Strongly Discouraged: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has issued a strong statement against the practice of keeping applications for "default bail" pending until a charge sheet is submitted by investigating agencies. A division bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Apurba Sinha Ray emphasized that such practices by courts and prosecution must be "strongly discouraged," as it attempts to defeat the statutory right of an accused person to be granted default bail once the…
