Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 608 · Decided 26 October 2020
M. Ravindran v. The Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 608 · [2020] 12 S.C.R. 915
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 699/2020
- Decided
- 26 October 2020
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, VINEET SARAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 167(2); Constitution Article 167(2), 21; NDPS Act Section 36A
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 167(2) r/w s. 36A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Default bail/ Compulsive bail - Application for - After completion of 180 days from the remand date - Bail granted by trial court - the bail order on the ground that since additional complaint was filed before disposal of the bail application, bail could not have been granted - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: Section 167(2) was enacted with the objectives of ensuring fair trial, expeditions investigation and
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