New Delhi (PTI): Taking serious exception to a man being jailed for two years without commencement of trial for allegedly possessing counterfeit currency notes, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to him saying he cannot be jailed for an indefinite period.

Terming the custody as "illegal", a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta pulled up the Assam Police for not filing the chargesheet within the statutory period under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). It said the maximum period for filing a chargesheet after 90 days can be extended to 180 days under the law with the permission of the court.

"Whatever be the stringent provisions under UAPA, the law does not provide for illegal custody. This is appalling.

"For two years, you did not file the chargeshee

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