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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN, BENCH AT JAIPUR
MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR, J
Vineet Jain, S/o Late Shri Ashok Kumar Jain – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Through The Standing Counsel (Public Prosecutor) Central Goods And Service Tax Department – Respondent
Order :
(PRAVEER BHATNAGAR, J.)
1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS on behalf of the accused-petitioner. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No. DGGI/INV/GST/3844/2023-Gr D-O/o ADG-DGGI-JZU-JAIPUR for the offence(s) under Section 132(1)(C) ,(f)&(H), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act of 2017’).
2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was arrested on 28.09.2024 under Section 132(1)(C), (f)& (H) of the Act of 2017. The matter is exclusively triable by the Magistrate, and the maximum punishment prescribed under Section 132 of the Act of 2017 is 5 years. There is no chance of interfering or tampering with the evidence as most witnesses are public servants. It is also submitted that the charge sheet against the petitioner has already been produced, and the trial of the case may take considerable time. It is vehemently argued that the petitioner was arrested without complying with the mandate declared by the Apex Court in Prabir Purkayastha Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), 2024 INSC 414 and Pankaj Bansal Vs. Union of India, (2024) 7 SCC 576. It is argued that the Au
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