case law of chargesheet हिन्दी +4 A charge sheet (or final report under Section 173 CrPC / Section 193 BNSS ) is the final police report summarizing evidence collected against an accused after investigation. Key legal principles established by the Supreme Court include that it must be filed within 60–90 days, or the accused is entitled to statutory "default bail". [ 1 , 2 ] Key Supreme Court Case Laws on Charge Sheets Satender Kumar Antil vs Central Bureau Of Investigation (2022) : The Supreme Court held that the filing of a charge sheet is not an automatic cause to arrest an accused. If the investigation was completed without arresting the accused, they need not be arrested simply upon filing the charge sheet, especially for offenses with punishment less than 7 years. Dablu Kujur v. State of Jharkhand (2025) : The Supreme Court reiterated that a charge sheet must comply with Section 173(2) of the CrPC , emphasizing that it must contain detai...