Bail granted in issuance of fake GST invoice as accused already in custody for more than 7 months

Manoj Kumar Jain Vs Union of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court accepted bail application in the case of issuance of fake GST invoice since maximum punishment for the alleged offence is five years and accused has already suffered custody of more than seven months. Facts- The respondent- Union of India through Senior Intelligence Officer filed a detailed complaint u/s. 132 of the Act of 2017 in the Court of learned Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Economic Offences, Jaipur Metro-II, on the basis of which an FIR for the offence punishable u/s. 132(1)(a), (f) (h) and (l) of the...