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In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the provision of anticipatory bail is applicable to the Goods and Services Act and customs law and persons can move courts for pre-arrest bail even if an FIR is not in place.
Hearing the bail application of a businessman who was arrested by the directorate general of GST Intelligence (DGGI) for GST evasion of Rs. 1,033 crore, the high court observed that there cannot be any straight jacket formula to decide the bail application…
The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Directorate General of GST Intelligence v. Jitendra Kumar [Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 4528 of 2023 and others. dated January 19, 2024] held the Respondent was not the main accused, he was…
The Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case of Hitendra Chandrakant Shah v. State of Gujarat [R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 16639 of 2023 dated December 6, 2023] dismissed the petition filed by the accused seeking anticipatory bail, in case of…
Whether the professional who is suspect in evasion of tax under GST can seek anticipatory bail?
The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Aman Gupta v. State refused the anticipatory bail of a Applicant who is an alleged offender and being charged with issuing fake invoices and e-way bills. The case also involves offences covered under Section 467 r.w. 471 of the IPC which is an economic offence involving loss to the public exchequer.
The Hon’ble Supreme court in the matter of Sheetal Mittal Etc. v. The State of Rajasthan &Anr. Etc. [Special Leave to Appeal Crl. Nos. 5491-5500/2023 dated May 12, 2023] held that anticipatory bail cannot be granted if a taxpayer fabricates…