2024 (7) TMI 231 - HC - GST

Chartered Accountant Directed to Surrender, Apply for Bail in 3 Weeks Under IPC Offense; Bail Conditional on Rs. 20,000 Deposit.

The HC of Orissa, addressing a bail application under Section 438 CrPC, directed the petitioner, a Chartered Accountant accused of offenses under the IPC, ... Seeking grant of anticipatory bail - apprehension of arrest - alleged involvement in the offences u/s 294/ 406/ 420/ 465/ 468/ 469/ 506/ 120-B IPC - petitioner submits that the present Petitioner is a Charted Accountant by profession and all the transactions were through the Bank account of the Company and was deposited by him through online payment of Tax, GST for the Company - HELD THAT:- Keeping in view the allegations appearing in the FIR, the circumstances appearing, the seriousness and gravity of the offences while this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail, it is directed that in the event the Petitioner surrenders and moves for bail in connection with Chandrasekharpur PS Case No. 584 of 2023 corresponding to CT Case No. 1419 of 2023 pending before the learned JMFC, Cog-II, Bhubaneswar within a period of three weeks hence, the Petitioner shall be released on bail on such terms and conditions as would be deemed just and proper by the said court subject to deposit of Rs.20,000/- in the manner to be directed by the court concerned. Application disposed off. The High Court of Orissa heard a bail application under Section 438 of CrPC for alleged offences under various sections of the IPC. The petitioner, a Chartered Accountant, was directed to surrender and apply for bail within three weeks in connection with a specific case, upon which he would be released on bail upon depositing Rs.20,000.