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Issues: Whether the bail applications filed by the accused under Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c) and 132(1)(i) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 in Case No.1057/2025 should be granted.
Analysis: The Court examined the nature and magnitude of the alleged offences, the role attributed to the applicants in the alleged scheme of creation and circulation of fictitious input tax credit, the amounts involved as reflected in the complaint and investigation, and relevant precedents addressing bail in economic offences. The Court applied the principle that economic offences involving large-scale fraud on the public exchequer and deep-rooted conspiracies constitute a class apart for bail purposes and warrant a different approach. The Court noted authorities emphasising seriousness of economic offences, potential threat to the financial system, and the need to guard against tampering with evidence and absconding, and found those authorities applicable to the facts of the present matter. The Court also considered submissions regarding conclusion of investigation and comparative sentences in other cases but concluded that, on the facts and roles attributed, the applicants' case did not satisfy the exigencies for grant of bail.
Conclusion: Bail applications are rejected; the applicants' prayer for bail is refused and the applications are dismissed against the applicants.