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The Supreme Court’s recent decision to hear the government’s plea to recall one of its judgments dealing with the right to default bail, and grant an ex-parte ‘stay’ on it in the meantime, is ominous. It alerts us to the potential abuse of the powers of the ‘master of roster.’
Obtaining sanction for prosecution from competent authorities is not part of the investigation and an accused cannot claim an indefeasible right of being released on default bail due to lack of such approval if the charge sheet has been filed within the allowed period, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.