https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425812 In a prosecution under the CGST Act for alleged fraudulent GST registrations and wrongful input tax credit, bail was granted because the applicant had remained in custody since 10.03.2022, had no criminal history, and the trial was likely to take time. The Court held that the limited punishment prescribed, the statutory possibility of compounding, and the need to balance the accusation against personal liberty justified release. It further stated that seriousness of the charge alone does not warrant continued pre-trial detention, and the merits of the prosecution case were not being finally determined at the bail stage. en-us Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425812 In a prosecution under the CGST Act for alleged fraudulent GST registrations and wrongful input tax credit, bail was granted because the applicant had remained in custody since 10.03.2022, had no criminal history, and the trial was likely to take time. The Court held that the limited punishment prescribed, the statutory possibility of compounding, and the need to balance the accusation against personal liberty justified release. It further stated that seriousness of the charge alone does not warrant continued pre-trial detention, and the merits of the prosecution case were not being finally determined at the bail stage. Case-Laws GST Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425812