Gujarat HC grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused for Alleged Misappropriation of File with GST Department [Read Order]

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The Gujarat High Court has granted the Anticipatory Bail to accused of alleged misappropriation of files with GST Department.

In the case of Manmohan Lalman Agarwal vs. the State of Gujarat, the High Court has approved the application requesting the anticipatory bail to the applicant on the alleged charges of misappropriation of File No. IV/06-Prev/32/Gr.IV/2019-20 with Central GST and Central Excise, Vadodara-II, and this is the offence which is punishable under the provisions of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Act.

The applicants were accused of misappropriation of File No. IV/06-Prev/32/Gr.IV/2019-20 with Central GST and Central Excise, Vadodara-II, and this is the offence which is punishable under the provisions of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Act. Hence, the applicant filed the application requesting the High Court of Gujarat to grant the anticipatory bail to the applicant.

Therefore, the issue raised in this case was whether the application of the applicant pertaining to the anticipatory bail can be granted by the High Court of Gujarat or not?

The Single Bench of Justice A.Y. Kogje has granted the application requesting the anticipatory bail with GST to the applicant on the alleged charges of misappropriation of File No. IV/06-Prev/32/Gr.IV/2019-20 with Central GST and Central Excise, Vadodara-II, and this is the offence which is punishable under the provisions of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Act.

The Court was considered applicant number 1 was 69 years old and at the same time, he was suffering from medical ailments. Secondly, the applicant number 2 is a lady accused and is 65 years old and she is a partner just for the namesake. Further, the statement of both the applicant’s statements is recorded. Lastly, the public prosecutor failed to bring into the notice of the court any special circumstance against the applicant.

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