Bail Denied Due to Large-Scale GST Evasion and Strong Electronic Evidence

Gulam Fareed Vs State of Rajasthan (Rajasthan High Court) The bail applications were considered by the Rajasthan High Court under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in matters arising from complaints filed by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence for offences under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. As both applications involved identical facts and common questions of law, they were decided by a common order. The prosecution case was that, based on intelligence inputs, CGST authorities detected large-scale GST evasion in the iron scrap trade. ...