Discussion
Under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, 'Default Bail' (or statutory bail) is a right of the accused if the investigation is not completed :
Answer: C
Default bail accrues after 60 days or 90 days, depending on the maximum punishment for the offence.
Under the proviso to Section 167(2) of the CrPC, a Magistrate may not authorise detention beyond ninety days where the investigation relates to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years, and beyond sixty days for any other offence. If the charge-sheet is not filed within that period, the accused has an indefeasible right to be released on bail if he applies and is prepared to furnish it.
There is no uniform thirty-day limit, the Code sets no special 120-day period for offences against the State (longer periods exist only under special statutes such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act), and the end of the first fifteen days of custody does not by itself entitle the accused to bail.
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