Criminal Proceedings against Individual for Causing GST loss of Rs. 51,936: Patna HC grants Anticipatory Bail as Entire Amount Deposited in Cash [Read Order]
The fact that the petitioner has no former criminal record played a crucial role in granting bail to the petitioner by the High Court
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In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to an individual who caused GST loss to the state of Rs. 51,936 as the entire GST amount was deposited in cash by the petitioner. The state initiated criminal proceedings against the individual. In this case, the petitioner, Prabhat Kumar, is apprehending arrest in a case registered under various sections of the Indian...
In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to an individual who caused GST loss to the state of Rs. 51,936 as the entire GST amount was deposited in cash by the petitioner. The state initiated criminal proceedings against the individual.
In this case, the petitioner, Prabhat Kumar, is apprehending arrest in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, including offenses like cheating, forgery, and criminal breach of trust (Sections 419, 420, 423, 406, 467, 468, 471 IPC).
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As per the case of the prosecution, the petitioner has caused a loss of GST tax amounting to Rs. 51,936 to the informant, the State of Bihar. The petitioner has already deposited the amount, and a compromise has been reached between the parties.
The counsel on behalf of the petitioner contended that the petitioner had no previous criminal record, a compromise petition was filed before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, which shows that the dispute between the informant and petitioner had been amicably resolved.
 The A.P.P. for the State did not contest the petitioner's argument.
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In light of the facts and circumstances of the case, the Patna High Court bench, consisting of Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, allowed anticipatory bail. The petitioner was directed by the High Court to surrender or be arrested within six weeks, and upon doing so, shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the same amount each, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Darbhanga, in Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 195 of 2021, subject to the conditions outlined in Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
The fact that the petitioner has no former criminal record played a crucial role in granting bail to the petitioner by the High Court. The petitioner was represented by Advocate Reena Kumari and Ranjit Yadav. The informant was represented by Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.
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