Allahabad HC Grants Bail in ₹120 Crore GST Evasion Case

Mukul Sharma Vs Commissioner (Allahabad High Court) The case concerns a bail application filed in connection with alleged GST evasion under Sections 132(1)(b) and 132(1)(i) of the CGST Act. The applicant was accused of fraudulently evading GST, with figures stated as over ₹120 crore and later about ₹99 crore, based on fake firms and fake supplies. The applicant argued that the allegations were false, he had no criminal history, had been in custody since June 2024 for about one and a half years, and that the offences were triable by a Magistrate with a maximum punishment of five years. It ...