Bombay HC Permits Foreign Travel Despite ₹399 Crore GST Fraud Allegations as Guilt Not Yet Proven

Daulat Samirmal Mehta Vs Assistant Director (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court allowed a petition challenging an order of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Explanade, Mumbai, which had refused permission to travel abroad. The petitioner had sought permission to travel overseas for business purposes, but the Magistrate rejected the request on 02 May 2025. The investigation was initiated by authorities into alleged fraudulent availment and utilisation of Input Tax Credit (ITC) through bogus invoices issued without actual receipt of goods or services. The allegations related to act...