Bail Rejected in Alleged GST Fraud on Prima Facie Evidence of Involvement: Allahabad HC

Anil Kumar Jain Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed in connection with a criminal case involving allegations of fraudulent GST registration and filing of GST returns, resulting in loss of revenue to the State. The applicant sought bail contending that he had been falsely implicated and was not named in the FIR. According to the applicant, his name surfaced during investigation only after the Cyber Cell traced the IP address used to access the GST portal to a Wi-Fi connection installed at his residence. It was argued that the pros...