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Order On Default

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Order-on-default, an order for release on bail under proviso (a) of s. 167(2) of the Code read with s. 20(4) of TADA is generally termed as an 'order-on-default' as it is granted on account of the default of the prosecution to complete the investigation and file the challan within the prescribed period, Hitendra Vishnu Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, (1994) 4 SCC 602: AIR 1994 SC 2623 (2636).

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