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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI
Ravinder Baweja – Appellant
Versus
Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence – Respondent
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| 1. nature of the petition under section 439 for bail. (Para 1) |
| 2. arguments on the petitioner’s detention and stage of proceedings. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. court's observations on custody and bail considerations. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. granting of bail based on long custody. (Para 6) |
| 5. observations not affecting the merits of the case. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT
Mr. Jasgurpreet Singh Puri, J. (Oral)
The present is a third petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in a complaint case bearing No.332 dated 27.09.2021, under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Section 132 of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Section 132 of the State(s) Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Section 20 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier both the petitions were dismissed on the ground that the material witnesses are yet to be examined and the magnitude of the case was also pertaining to about Rs.188 crores and the petitioner was shown to be involved in entities of different nature. He further submitt
The court emphasized that bail should not be denied based solely on the seriousness of charges, balancing individual liberty with societal interests.
Unjust denial of bail despite identical allegations in a previous complaint and subsequent filing of a second complaint.
The seriousness of the allegations and the amount involved can influence the court's decision on granting bail, considering the duration of the petitioner's custody.
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