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CA Sandeep Kanoi
While Bombay HC has refused to grant bail application pending payment of Service tax for service tax evasion for the period starting before 10.05.2013 in the case of Kandra Rameshbabu Naidu but on the other hand Kolkutta High Court in the case of Sudip Das granted to bail to accused who had been charged for commission of offence punishable under Section 89(1)(d) of the Finance Act, 1994.
Hon’ble Kolkutta HC further held that It is correct that the offence is alive till now but it is not less than correct that when it was originated, the offence was bailable in view of the observation made by the Hon’ble Apex Court. It is also reckoned that the new Act does not have any retrospective effect.
If this be so, the question of bailability and non-bailability almost comes to a point of merger, the benefit of which should be extended to the accused person. Be that as it may, on the following terms and conditions, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner:-
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