As per the case facts, the case involved a dispute concerning the right of accused individuals to default bail. The High Court had granted default bail by applying the proviso, ... leading to the appeal to the Supreme Court by the Enforcement Directorate. The question arose whether the period of detention under the first proviso to Section 167(2) of the CrPC is inclusive of the day on which the Magistrate takes cognizance or remands the accused. Finally, the Supreme Court answered the reference, stating that the period for default bail needs careful analysis to protect personal liberty, although the specific operative part defining the answer is truncated in the provided text.