Bail can be granted to an accused of furnishing purchases from fake suppliers if trial is prolonged
The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of Vishal Chauhan granted bail to the Assessee, where the Assessee was arrested for wrongful availment of ITC by showing purchases from non-existent or fraudulent suppliers, was granted regular bail as trial was likely to be prolonged, the SCN under Section 74(1) was yet to be adjudicated, and Assessee had no prior criminal record, and there was no risk of flying away, as the Assessee was willing to surrender his passport.