JAGDISH CHANDRA, J.

( 1 ) IN this application for the grant of bail for the petitioner Taj Singh in case FIR No. 196186 under Ss. 307/302/34 Indian Penal Code and Ss. 25/54/59 Arms Act of Police Station Narela the short question which calls for determination is as to whether investigation of the case would be said to be complete in terms of S. 173 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short the Code), when the Investigating Officer submitted the challan before the magistrate on 27-1-87 [the 90th day in. terms of the proviso (a) (i) to sub-section (2) of S. 167 of the Code] without appending thereto the report of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, New Delhi (hereinafter to be referred to as CFSL) which report has been made admissible in evidence under S. 293 of the Code without the same being proved in the ordinary manner by the deposition of the expert making the same, in the witness-box.

( 2 ) BEFORE embarking upon the decision of this legal point it would be desirable to point out a few dates germane to this case. The occurrence took place on 29-10-1986 and the petitioner Taj Singh was arrested as an accused on the next day. i. e. , 30-10-86. The material exhibits, i.

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