Default Bail

In News: The Supreme Court set aside the default bail granted to Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) promoters in the case related to multi-crore loan scam.

• Under Section 167(2) of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a Magistrate can order an accused person to be detained in the custody of the police for 15 days. 
• Beyond the police custody period of 15 days, the Magistrate can authorize the detention of the accused person in judicial custody i.e., jail if necessary. 
• However, the accused can’t be detained for greater than:
  • Ninety days, when an authority is investigating an offense punishable with loss of life, existence imprisonment or imprisonment for at the least ten years; or
  • Sixty days, while the authority is investigating every other offense.
• In this case, bail is granted because of the default of the investigating organization in not completing the investigation in the specified time, and it’s far called ‘default bail’ or ‘compulsive bail’.
• After the duration of 90/60 days, if the research has no longer been finished and price-sheet no longer filed, the accused man or woman has the right to be released on bail so long as he/she applies for bail and agrees to satisfy different bail situations (along with presenting the required bail amount).

• Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’

In News: ‘SADA TANSEEQ’, a First Joint Military Exercise between India and Saudi Arabia inaugurated at Mahajan in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

• The exercise involved the Establishment of Mobile Vehicle Check Post, Cordon & Search Operation, House Intervention Drill, Reflex Shooting, Slithering and Sniper Firing.
• Participants: The Indian Army contingent is represented by a Battalion from the Brigade of the Guards (Mechanised Infantry).
  • The Saudi Arabian contingent is being represented by means of the Royal Saudi Land Forces. 
• Objectives: To train troops of both sides for joint operations in semi-desert terrain under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
  • It aims to act as a platform to acquire shared security goals, enhance the level of defence cooperation, and foster bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.

• Ratle Hydro Electric Project

In News: Chenab River has been diverted to expedite construction of a dam for the Ratle Hydro Electric Project in J&K.

• Location: The Ratle Hydro Electric project is a Run of River Scheme on the Chenab River, located in the Kishtwar district, in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Features: It includes a 133 m tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another.
• Execution: It is executed by Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL), a Joint Venture of NHPC Limited and Government of J&K, with shareholding of 51:49%, respectively.

Commissioning Date: The project is scheduled to be commissioned by 2026.

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