Bail in CGST prosecution: completed investigation and documentary evidence supported release subject to safeguards against trial interference.

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....Bail in a CGST prosecution involving alleged diversion of online-gaming merchant funds was granted because pre-conviction detention is not punitive and must secure attendance at trial. Completed investigation, filing of the complaint, documentary evidence, Magistrate-triable offences, and absence of criminal antecedents or material showing witness tampering, flight risk, repeat offending, or exceptional circumstances meant continued custody was unjustified. Delay likely to prevent trial completion within a reasonable time further supported release, subject to attendance and non-interference safeguards.....