https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300782 Bail was refused in a prosecution alleging large-scale GST evasion, with the Court treating the accusations against the company director as a serious economic offence. The Court noted the alleged substantial tax evasion, seizure of goods from the premises, and the petitioner's voluntary deposit made under protest. Applying the settled approach that economic offences stand on a different footing from ordinary offences because they affect the national economy, the Court found that the seriousness of the allegations and the stage of investigation did not justify exercise of bail jurisdiction. The application was dismissed. en-us Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300782 Bail was refused in a prosecution alleging large-scale GST evasion, with the Court treating the accusations against the company director as a serious economic offence. The Court noted the alleged substantial tax evasion, seizure of goods from the premises, and the petitioner's voluntary deposit made under protest. Applying the settled approach that economic offences stand on a different footing from ordinary offences because they affect the national economy, the Court found that the seriousness of the allegations and the stage of investigation did not justify exercise of bail jurisdiction. The application was dismissed. Case-Laws GST Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300782