Bail refused to accused in alleged Rs.29.81 crore CGST fraud involving forged suppliers and misuse of identity (Section 132(1)(b),(c),(i))

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....The DSC refused bail to Accused A in a prosecution under Sections 132(1)(b), (c) and (i) of the CGST Act, 2017, arising from an alleged large-scale fraudulent generation, claim and transmission of Input Tax Credit and refund claims approximating Rs.29.81 crore through nongenuine supplier firms. The court found material indicating fabrication of firms, misuse of identity documents, filing of a refund application on behalf of Firm X without authorization, abscondence to the USA, recurrent change of residence and alteration of personal identifiers, and earlier proclamation as a fugitive, collectively demonstrating strong grounds to believe culpability and high flight risk. In view of the gravity of the economic offence and governing precedents, bail was denied.....