https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279184 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is available only where the applicant shows a genuine apprehension of arrest for a non-bailable offence. A summons requiring attendance for inquiry and production of documents in a service tax matter, without any indication that arrest was contemplated, did not satisfy that threshold. In the absence of any factual basis to invoke Section 438, the jurisdiction for anticipatory bail was unavailable and the request was rejected as not maintainable. en-us Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279184 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is available only where the applicant shows a genuine apprehension of arrest for a non-bailable offence. A summons requiring attendance for inquiry and production of documents in a service tax matter, without any indication that arrest was contemplated, did not satisfy that threshold. In the absence of any factual basis to invoke Section 438, the jurisdiction for anticipatory bail was unavailable and the request was rejected as not maintainable. Case-Laws GST Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279184