https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792525 Bail was granted in a GST prosecution alleging fraudulent input tax credit because the Court found the evidence was largely documentary, the petitioner had already spent about four months in custody, and no real risk of tampering with evidence or non-cooperation in trial was shown. Applying settled bail principles, including the presumption of innocence and the right to speedy trial under Article 21, the Court held that prolonged custody would serve no useful purpose where the trial was unlikely to conclude soon, particularly in a case involving a limited maximum sentence. en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:59:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792525 Bail was granted in a GST prosecution alleging fraudulent input tax credit because the Court found the evidence was largely documentary, the petitioner had already spent about four months in custody, and no real risk of tampering with evidence or non-cooperation in trial was shown. Applying settled bail principles, including the presumption of innocence and the right to speedy trial under Article 21, the Court held that prolonged custody would serve no useful purpose where the trial was unlikely to conclude soon, particularly in a case involving a limited maximum sentence. Case-Laws GST Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792525