https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404419 Prolonged custody, an early trial stage, and parity with similar GST bail orders justified release on bail in offences under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 carrying a maximum sentence of five years. The HC noted that the petitioner had remained in custody for over one year while the case was still at the pre-charge evidence stage, and treated prior bail grants by coordinate benches in similar matters as supporting discretion in favour of release. On that basis, the second bail application was allowed and bail was granted subject to furnishing the required bond and sureties and appearing before the trial court as directed. en-us Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404419 Prolonged custody, an early trial stage, and parity with similar GST bail orders justified release on bail in offences under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 carrying a maximum sentence of five years. The HC noted that the petitioner had remained in custody for over one year while the case was still at the pre-charge evidence stage, and treated prior bail grants by coordinate benches in similar matters as supporting discretion in favour of release. On that basis, the second bail application was allowed and bail was granted subject to furnishing the required bond and sureties and appearing before the trial court as directed. Case-Laws GST Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=404419