https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764338 In a bail application arising from alleged fake invoices and wrongful input tax credit under the CGST Act, the Court found continued custody unnecessary after the complaint had been filed and the investigation had remained pending for over a year. It noted that the prosecution had not clearly quantified the alleged input tax credit availed or the resulting loss, that the offence carried a maximum sentence of five years and was compoundable, and that the witness-tampering concern was unsupported by concrete material, particularly as the cited witnesses were departmental officers. Bail was granted to the accused-petitioner. en-us Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764338 In a bail application arising from alleged fake invoices and wrongful input tax credit under the CGST Act, the Court found continued custody unnecessary after the complaint had been filed and the investigation had remained pending for over a year. It noted that the prosecution had not clearly quantified the alleged input tax credit availed or the resulting loss, that the offence carried a maximum sentence of five years and was compoundable, and that the witness-tampering concern was unsupported by concrete material, particularly as the cited witnesses were departmental officers. Bail was granted to the accused-petitioner. Case-Laws GST Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764338