https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405117 A person arrested for alleged offences under the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act was held entitled to bail because the alleged offences carried a maximum sentence of less than ten years, bringing section 167(2)(a)(ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure into play. As no charge-sheet had been filed within the statutory period and the accused had already spent 54 days in custody, continued pre-trial detention was found unjustified. The discussion also noted that the issue of delegation of power under section 69 was left open for later consideration and did not affect the bail determination. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405117 A person arrested for alleged offences under the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act was held entitled to bail because the alleged offences carried a maximum sentence of less than ten years, bringing section 167(2)(a)(ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure into play. As no charge-sheet had been filed within the statutory period and the accused had already spent 54 days in custody, continued pre-trial detention was found unjustified. The discussion also noted that the issue of delegation of power under section 69 was left open for later consideration and did not affect the bail determination. Case-Laws GST Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405117