Case Law Details
Directorate General GST Intelligence (DGGI) Vs. Satender Kumar Singla (Rohtak Court)
Present petition is filed to seek bail to the person accused of establishing bogus firms & issuing only invoices without actual supply.
High Court states that the entire manner of commission of offence clearly points towards an economic offence squarely covered under Section 132 of CGST Act. The investigation is still pending and, there, has been material recovered reflecting connivance/participation of the accused in the commission of offence and receiving cash from the bogus firms in the form of cash entries in the record. In these circumstances, this court is of the opinion that granting concession of bail to the accused at this stage will definitely prejudice the fair investigation into the matter. This court would like to observe that the instructions regarding the management of jails during the Covid-19 Pandemic situation do not in themselves give a right to bail in each and every case to an accused. An accused cannot invoke the said instructions as of right to obtain bail when the case against him has serious repercussions not only on individual but on society as a whole as well. Hence, in this case although maximum punishment awardable for the offences under consideration is 5 years, this court, for the above discussed reasons, is not of the opinion that applicant deserves concession of bail. Hence, application in hand is hereby dismissed.
FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER /JUDGEMENT
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