Bail granted in GST tax evasion case as accused already undergone 1½ year of actual sentence

Sunil Kumar Vs State of Haryana (Punjab & Haryana High Court)

Held that the power to grant bail is not to be deployed as a mechanism for imposing sentence even before a guilt is yet to be proved and established.

Facts-

A case has been registered against the petitioners for alleged use of fake bills. The petitioners contended that they do not have any other criminal case registered against them and have already undergone more than 1½

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