2026 (1) TMI 1435

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....x, BIU, Nawa Raipur Division, District-Raipur C.G for the offences punishable under Sections 132 Sub-Section (1) Clause (a) read with Section 132 Sub-Section (5) of Chhattisgarh Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017. 2. Brief facts of the case are that The prosecution alleges that Gurmukh Jumnani, the father of the applicant, has been illegally manufacturing gutkha under the brand name "SITAR" at two factories in Durg and Rajnandgaon. This clandestine operation is claimed to have caused a loss of Rs.22.24 crore in taxes and cess to the public exchequer. A statement by Jitendra Shadani claims that the applicant and his father were running a total of nine factories between 2021 and 2025. Based on this, the applicant is said to fall under Section....

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....ing for the non -applicant/State, opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. He further submitted that the applicant and his father, Gurmukh Jumnani, are alleged to have clandestinely manufactured gutkha under the brand name "SITAR" at multiple factories, causing a loss of over Rs.22.24 crore to the public exchequer, and that the applicant is personally implicated as a large quantity of SITAR gutkha was allegedly found at his business premises, "Komalfood Product," in Konri, Durg. It is further submitted that the accused and his father reportedly operated nine factories between 2021 and 2025, and the processing of areca nuts (supari) for gutkha production took place in the father's factory, establishing the applicant's connection wi....