Supreme Court of India · 2023-04-10
Qamar Ghani Usmani vs The State Of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Qamar Ghani Usmani
- Respondent
- The State Of Gujarat
- Author
- M.R. Shah
- Bench
- C.T. Ravikumar, M.R. Shah
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Cr.PC, determining whether the extensions granted for investigation were valid. The court found that the extensions were improperly granted, as the accused was entitled to default bail after the initial 90-day period. Consequently, the court allowed the appeal and directed the release of the appellant on bail.