https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783273 HC, dealing with alleged large-scale GST fraud involving creation of dummy firms, fake invoices and wrongful availment/passing of input tax credit of about Rs.160.58 crores, held that continued pre-trial incarceration of the accused-petitioners was unwarranted. Emphasizing that evidence is predominantly documentary/electronic and that guilt remains to be proved, HC found that further detention would infringe Article 21, particularly the right to speedy trial, and misconceive the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception, even in economic offences. HC accordingly allowed the petitions and ordered release of the accused on bail, subject to appropriate bail/surety bonds and conditions before the trial court/Duty Magistrate. en-us Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:04:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783273 HC, dealing with alleged large-scale GST fraud involving creation of dummy firms, fake invoices and wrongful availment/passing of input tax credit of about Rs.160.58 crores, held that continued pre-trial incarceration of the accused-petitioners was unwarranted. Emphasizing that evidence is predominantly documentary/electronic and that guilt remains to be proved, HC found that further detention would infringe Article 21, particularly the right to speedy trial, and misconceive the principle that bail is the rule and jail the exception, even in economic offences. HC accordingly allowed the petitions and ordered release of the accused on bail, subject to appropriate bail/surety bonds and conditions before the trial court/Duty Magistrate. Case-Laws GST Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=783273