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Accused has right to ‘default’ bail if investigation not completed in time: Supreme Court

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com An accused, irrespective of the merits of the case against him, should be granted “default” or “complusive” bail if the investigating agency does not complete the probe within a prescribed time limit, the Supreme Court has held in a judgment. A Bench, led by Justice U.U. Lalit, referred to how “in England, even a

Supreme Court at near full strength after 7 months

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com On Monday, after a gap of nearly seven months, the Supreme Court resumed working almost full strength although virtually. Twenty eight judges of the 30 apex court strength sat for hearing cases through video conferencing. The eight benches conducting hearing through video conferencing comprise of three judges while two benches have two judges each.