Non-Appearance Due to Distance Not Defiance: Gauhati HC Grants Bail to GST Accused

Atish KR Tiwari Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) The Gauhati High Court allowed a pre-arrest bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The applicant sought protection from arrest after receiving summons from the ED’s Itanagar Sub-Zonal Office. The applicant submitted that a summons dated 23.09.2025 required his appearance on 10.10.2025, but as he was residing in Bihar, he received the summons nearly a month later and was therefore unable to appear. It was furthe...