IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.8756 of 2025]

SANJAY JAIN … APPELLANT VS.

UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER … RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.8775 of 2025]

DUSHYANT CHAUDHARY … APPELLANT VS.

UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER … RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.8776 of 2025]

NIKHIL GOEL … APPELLANT VS.

UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER … RESPONDENTS WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.18530 of 2025]

IRFAN MALIK … APPELLANT VS.

UNION OF INDIA … RESPONDENT

O R D E R

Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by JATINDDERI KPAURANKAR DATTA, J.

Date: 2026.01.12 Reason:

1. Leave granted.

2. In the year 2021, the appellants were arrested on varying dates in relation to offences under sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c) and 132(1)(i) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 under the CGST Commissionerate, District Meerut. Four complaint cases¹ were initiated against the appellants - Dushyant, Sanjay, Nikhil and Irfan Malik. Their regular bail applications were rejected by the courts concerned.

3. The allegations against the appel