https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407825 Bail in an alleged GST fraud prosecution was declined because the petitioner had not appeared despite departmental notices, remained absconding for about a year after the complaint, and was accused of being the mastermind behind creation of 38 fake firms and wrongful availment of input tax credit. The Court treated this conduct, together with the gravity of the alleged offence, as incompatible with release on bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The bail application was therefore rejected. en-us Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407825 Bail in an alleged GST fraud prosecution was declined because the petitioner had not appeared despite departmental notices, remained absconding for about a year after the complaint, and was accused of being the mastermind behind creation of 38 fake firms and wrongful availment of input tax credit. The Court treated this conduct, together with the gravity of the alleged offence, as incompatible with release on bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The bail application was therefore rejected. Case-Laws GST Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407825