Regular bail in GST prosecution granted after seven months' custody and untested allegations were found insufficient to justify continued detention.

In a GST prosecution, the HC granted regular bail under Section 439 CrPC, noting that the allegations were serious but remained to be tested at trial. The petitioner had been in custody for about seven months, and the Court found that continued detention was not shown to serve any useful purpose at that stage. Bail was therefore allowed, with custody length and the untested nature of the accusations weighing in favour of release.

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Issues: Whether the petitioner was entitled to regular bail in a GST prosecution, having regard to the length of custody, the nature of allegations, and the stage of trial.

Analysis: The petition was under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The allegations related to offences under the GST enactment and were serious, but the petitioner had remained in custody for about seven months. The Court noted that the accusations were still to be tested at trial and that continued detention was not shown to serve any useful purpose at that stage.

Conclusion: Regular bail was granted to the petitioner.

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