https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395137 Bail was refused in a prosecution alleging a large-scale GST input tax credit fraud through fictitious firms because the investigation was still at a crucial stage and the wider network had not been fully examined. The Court noted that filing of the complaint did not bar further investigation into the broader racket, and release at that stage could prejudice the inquiry, enable manipulation of evidence, and impede scrutiny of numerous firms and summonses still under investigation. The seriousness of the alleged economic offence and the risk of tampering with evidence outweighed the medical plea, so continued custody was upheld. en-us Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395137 Bail was refused in a prosecution alleging a large-scale GST input tax credit fraud through fictitious firms because the investigation was still at a crucial stage and the wider network had not been fully examined. The Court noted that filing of the complaint did not bar further investigation into the broader racket, and release at that stage could prejudice the inquiry, enable manipulation of evidence, and impede scrutiny of numerous firms and summonses still under investigation. The seriousness of the alleged economic offence and the risk of tampering with evidence outweighed the medical plea, so continued custody was upheld. Case-Laws GST Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395137