Person chargeable with duty must be the importer at importation; subsequent purchasers cannot be held liable where beneficial owner rules did not appl...
Prohibited importation of cosmetics without prior regulatory registration attracts seizure and confiscation; warehousing or re export claims do not cu...
Provisional release on security permitted where cash deposit plus bond secures differential duty; classification and treaty benefits referred for deci...
In a GST prosecution alleging fraudulent availing of input tax credit through invoices without actual supply, arrest must rest on recorded reasons to believe supported by material, not suspicion alone, and cannot be used to compel tax payment. The note also reiterates the presumption of innocence in criminal law. It records that where custody has continued for months, the case is largely documentary and electronic, trial is unlikely to finish soon, and there is no material of tampering, witness pressure, or non-cooperation, continued incarceration is unnecessary and bail may be granted on conditions.
In a GST prosecution alleging fraudulent availing of input tax credit through invoices without actual supply, arrest must rest on recorded reasons to believe supported by material, not suspicion alone, and cannot be used to compel tax payment. The note also reiterates the presumption of innocence in criminal law. It records that where custody has continued for months, the case is largely documentary and electronic, trial is unlikely to finish soon, and there is no material of tampering, witness pressure, or non-cooperation, continued incarceration is unnecessary and bail may be granted on conditions.
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