Supreme Court of India

Jigar @ Jimmy Pravinchandra Adatiya v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2022] 13 S.C.R. 367
Bench Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka JJ.
Decided 23 September 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the orders granting extension to complete investigation are illegal and stand vitiated, it follows that the appellants are entitled to default bail. 37.When they applied for bail, the appellants had no notice of the extension of time granted by the Court.

Judgment, page 36

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 – s.20(2) – Proviso added by the 2015 Act to sub-section (2) of s.167, Cr PC – Interpretation of. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – Default bail – The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 – s.20(2) – Order of extension passed in exercise of power under the proviso to sub-section (2) of s.20 of the 2015 Act – Legali ty of – Appellants are accused in FIR registered for offences under v arious provisions of the 2015 Act – Reports were submitted by the

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