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The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court in Abdul Majid & Ors. granted anticipatory bail to three registered purchasers who were apprehending arrest under Section 132 of the CGST Act on the allegation of availing bogus ITC from allegedly fictitious suppliers..
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in Ashish Tyagi allowed the habeas corpus petition and declared the arrest and consequent detention of the assessee under Section 132 of the CGST Act as illegal
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Kundan Singh deprecated the practice of voluntary monetary offers during bail hearings and remanded the matter for fresh consideration on merits by the High Court.
The Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Deepak Singhal held that the GST Authorities are not permitted to bypass the procedure for launching prosecution under the GST Act, 2017 and invoke provisions of Indian Penal Code without pressing into service penal provisions from GST Act, 2017 and that too without obtaining sanction from commissioner under Section 132(6) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case that the other accused with more serious role in commission of Gurmeet Singh Batra @Sahil released the accused on bail inter-alia on the ground crime has already been released on bail.
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in M/s. Pradip Kumar Jain allowed bail to the Assessee, considering nature of offense, punishment, lack of evidence regarding creation of fake firms, and period of jail stay, the Assessee made out case for bail. The bail was granted subject to conditions including non-tampering with evidence and appearing before trial court.
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.
