https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386500 In a bail petition arising from alleged large-scale GST fraud involving fake invoices and wrongful input tax credit, the HC applied the settled principle that economic offences are treated on a different footing while considering bail. It held that the seriousness and magnitude of the alleged financial misconduct outweighed the plea for release, and that long custody by itself was not enough to justify bail where the accusations disclosed grave economic wrongdoing. Bail was declined and the petition was dismissed. en-us Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386500 In a bail petition arising from alleged large-scale GST fraud involving fake invoices and wrongful input tax credit, the HC applied the settled principle that economic offences are treated on a different footing while considering bail. It held that the seriousness and magnitude of the alleged financial misconduct outweighed the plea for release, and that long custody by itself was not enough to justify bail where the accusations disclosed grave economic wrongdoing. Bail was declined and the petition was dismissed. Case-Laws GST Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386500