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Issues: Whether an offence under Section 15(b) of the Madras General Sales Tax Act is committed when assessed tax is not paid within the time allowed, notwithstanding the assessee's pending appeal and the contention that the complaint is premature.
Analysis: Section 15(b) was treated as a provision intended to secure speedy collection of tax by prosecution. The failure to pay within the time fixed by the assessing authority was held to complete the offence at that stage. The existence of appellate remedies before higher departmental authorities did not postpone the commission of the offence or require the prosecuting authority to await exhaustion of those remedies. If the higher authority ultimately exonerated the assessee, no offence would arise, but pending appeal did not make the complaint premature.
Conclusion: The complaint was not premature and the offence under Section 15(b) was held to have been committed upon non-payment within the prescribed time. The conclusion was against the assessee and in favour of the Revenue.
Final Conclusion: The acquittal was set aside, the respondent was convicted, and the appeal succeeded.
Ratio Decidendi: Under Section 15(b) of the Madras General Sales Tax Act, liability to prosecution arises when assessed tax is not paid within the time allowed, and pendency of departmental appeals does not defer the offence or render the complaint premature.
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