E-way bill delay without evidence of tax evasion remains a procedural lapse, requiring penalty to be set aside.

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....Transportation of motorcycles without an e-way bill at interception was treated as a procedural lapse where the e-way bill was generated shortly thereafter and the transaction was fully traceable through invoices, challans, accounts, bank records, and vehicle identification details. No discrepancy in quantity, value or classification, nor evidence of suppression, undervaluation, fake documents, unaccounted goods or intent to evade tax, was identified. The penalty was therefore set aside, and the deposited amount was refundable in accordance with law, subject to verification and statutory requirements.....