SC Restored Bail Due to Limited Need for Custodial Interrogation in GST Fraud Case

Shashi Kumar Choudhary Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) Leave was granted in the appeal challenging the High Court’s order which had reversed the bail granted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup, Guwahati, on 07.06.2025. The High Court had set aside the bail on the ground that due procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 had been complied with. Read HC Judgment in this case: Arrest in fraudulent availment of ITC not illegal as all mandates of CGST and BNSS complied The appellants, a father and his son, were accused of involvement in fraudulent...