Default Bail — Mumbai Courts

Default bail applications under BNSS s.187(3) (formerly CrPC s.167(2)) where the chargesheet has not been filed within the statutory window. The right is asserted before its extinguishment by filing.

Controlling Statutes

BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) s.187 (formerly CrPC s.167(2))

Our Process

1. Calendar audit: arrest date, custody calendar, last extension order, and the 60- or 90-day window applicable.
2. Same-day filing on the day the right accrues, before the chargesheet is taken on record.
3. Argument on the indefeasible right under Sanjay Dutt (II), Bikramjit Singh, and M. Ravindran.
4. Furnishing of bond and surety as a condition precedent.
5. Compliance and post-grant monitoring.

Doctrinal Anchors (Key Judgments)

• Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam ((2017) 15 SCC 67)
• M. Ravindran v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ((2021) 2 SCC 485)

Courts & Jurisdiction

• Metropolitan Magistrate, Mumbai
• Court of the Sessions Judge, Mumbai
• Bombay High Court