Bail Granted by SC Due to Prolonged Custody and Trial Delay in GST Case

Amit Mehra Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court considered a petition challenging the denial of regular bail in a case arising from proceedings initiated by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence for alleged offences under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the GST Act, 2017 and the IGST Act, 2017. The petitioner had earlier sought regular bail before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which was rejected. Before the High Court, the prosecution alleged that the petitioner was involved in a large-scale GST fraud through the creation and operation of multip...