https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408365 In a corruption matter involving a public servant, the Gujarat HC applied a strict approach to anticipatory bail where the record showed a specific demand of illegal gratification in connection with GST proceedings. Relying on the complaint materials, transcript, panchnama and investigation record, the Court treated the applicant's role as prima facie established and held that anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy available only in exceptional circumstances. As no special grounds were shown to justify protection at that stage, anticipatory bail was declined, the interim protection was vacated, and only limited protection was continued to enable recourse to the higher forum. en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 09:10:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408365 In a corruption matter involving a public servant, the Gujarat HC applied a strict approach to anticipatory bail where the record showed a specific demand of illegal gratification in connection with GST proceedings. Relying on the complaint materials, transcript, panchnama and investigation record, the Court treated the applicant's role as prima facie established and held that anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy available only in exceptional circumstances. As no special grounds were shown to justify protection at that stage, anticipatory bail was declined, the interim protection was vacated, and only limited protection was continued to enable recourse to the higher forum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408365