AVNEESH JHINGAN
Rajinder Singh @ Lovely – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
Key Points: - The petitioners were granted regular bail because investigation was complete and challan presented, with expected trial delay due to awaited prosecution sanction for co-accused. (!) (!) - The case concerns large scale evasion of GST in Punjab; bail considered on grounds of completion of investigation and probable trial delay due to sanction pending for co-accused. (!) (!) - Bail granted subject to furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate. (!) (!) - Co-accused had already been granted bail by this court, with the sanction to prosecute the officials of the department still awaited. (!) [23000805810004] - Observations/clarifications: not an expression on merits; pending applications in disposed petitions become infructuous. [23000805810005] (!)
JUDGMENT
Avneesh Jhingan, J. - These seven petitions are filed seeking regular bail in FIR No. 8 dated 21.8.2020, under Sections 7, 7(a), 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B
The names of the petitioners and their custody period is tabulated below:
Sr. No | Name of the petitioner | Date of arrest |
1. | Rajinder Singh @ Lovely | 2.8.2022 |
2. | Avtar Singh | 13.9.2022 |
3. | Pawan Kumar Sharma @ Kala Pandit | 12.9.2022 |
4. | Sachin Kumar | 12.9.2022 |
5. | Randhir Singh | 13.9.2022 |
6. | Balwinder Singh | 12.9.2022 |
7. | Ajay Kumar | 13.9.2022 |
2. The FIR was result of information received that there was a large scale evasion of Goods & Services Tax (for short, 'GST') in the State of Punjab. Acting on the information after taking due permission, mobile phones of some of the co-accused were tapped. On the basis of the information collected, some officials of the GST Department, traders, transporters and persons like the petitioners alleged to be passers were nominated. As per the case set up, monthly bribes were being paid to the officials of the GST Department. In connivance, sales and pu
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