https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100762 In GST-related forgery and cheating allegations, the Court treated confessional statements and statements of co-accused as weaker material at the bail stage than witness statements. Because the applicants were implicated only on their alleged confessional statement and co-accused statements, and the charge-sheet had already been filed in offences triable by a Magistrate, the Court found the material insufficient to deny bail. It considered the nature of the accusation, the record, the severity of punishment, and the filed material, and granted bail to both applicants subject to conditions. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:25:06 +0530 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:25:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100762 In GST-related forgery and cheating allegations, the Court treated confessional statements and statements of co-accused as weaker material at the bail stage than witness statements. Because the applicants were implicated only on their alleged confessional statement and co-accused statements, and the charge-sheet had already been filed in offences triable by a Magistrate, the Court found the material insufficient to deny bail. It considered the nature of the accusation, the record, the severity of punishment, and the filed material, and granted bail to both applicants subject to conditions. Highlights GST Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:25:06 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100762