HC grants Bail to GST Accused in views of conflicting views on the question of the inclusion or exclusion of the day of remand

Rohit Mehta Vs Superintendent (Preventive) (Punjab and Haryana High Court)

The contention on behalf of the respondent- Department is that the day of remand is to be excluded while calculating the sixty days period. In view thereof 28.11.2021 would be the Sixtieth day, the same day the complaint had been filed. The application of the petitioner for default bail filed on 28.11.2021 could not have been allowed.

The petitioner as also the respondents have relied on a number of decisions. It is

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