HC Grants Bail to GST-Registered Scrap Dealer as Dealer Proved Lawful Ownership

Dineshwar Saw Vs State of Jharkhand (Jharkhand High Court) The Jharkhand High Court heard the anticipatory bail plea of petitioner Dineshwar Saw, who apprehended arrest in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No. 240 of 2025, registered under Sections 303(2), 317(2), and 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, pending before the A.C.J.M., Koderma. The petitioner, a scrap dealer and proprietor of M/s Dineshwar Saw, claimed ownership of the seized iron scrap, which was sold to M/s Tushyam Mattel Pvt. Ltd., Gajhandi Road, Gumo. He asserted that the seized material was not stolen property ...