Lockdown can’t be reason for non-filing of chargesheet: SC

Clarifying that the Centre’s decision to impose lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic is not akin to the proclamation of Emergency, the Supreme Court on Friday said the right of an accused to get bail by default for non-filing of chargeshgeet within the stipulated time cannot be taken away on the ground that there was lockdown and probe could not be completed.
Clarifying that the Centre’s decision to impose lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic is not akin to the proclamation of Emergency, the Supreme Court on Friday said the right of an accused to get bail by default for non-filing of chargeshgeet within the stipulated time cannot be taken away on the ground that there was lockdown and probe could not be completed.

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India Clarifying that the Centre’s decision to impose lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic is not akin to the proclamation of Emergency, the Supreme Court on Friday said the right of an accused to get bail by default for non-filing of chargeshgeet within the stipulated time cannot be taken away on the ground that there was lockdown and probe could not be completed.
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