Court Rules Complaint Timely Under CrPC Section 167; Appellants Denied Default Bail Despite CENVAT Credit Case Issues.

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....Grant of Default/statutory Bail - availment of illegal CENVAT Credit - This Court is of the opinion that though the complaint filed by respondent No.2 cannot be said to have been filed under Section 173 of CrPC but for the purpose of default bail, it can be said that respondent No.2, who is an authorized officer under the Act of 2017 to carry out investigation/enqiury, filed the complaint within the prescribed time limit which satisfies the requirement under Section 167 of CrPC and as such, no right accrues to the appellants to seek default bail under Section 167(2) of CrPC. - HC....