https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383682 An offence under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 carrying a maximum sentence of five years attracted the 60-day charge-sheet period under Section 167(2) CrPC. Because the investigating agency did not file the charge-sheet within that period, the applicant's statutory right to default bail accrued. The court applied the settled principle that once the prescribed period expires without filing of the charge-sheet, the right to bail becomes indefeasible. The applicant was therefore entitled to default bail and was directed to be released on bail, subject to stringent conditions. en-us Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383682 An offence under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 carrying a maximum sentence of five years attracted the 60-day charge-sheet period under Section 167(2) CrPC. Because the investigating agency did not file the charge-sheet within that period, the applicant's statutory right to default bail accrued. The court applied the settled principle that once the prescribed period expires without filing of the charge-sheet, the right to bail becomes indefeasible. The applicant was therefore entitled to default bail and was directed to be released on bail, subject to stringent conditions. Case-Laws GST Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383682