Madhya Pradesh HC denies Bail Application to GST Evader worth Rs 60cr [Read Order]

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied the Bail application filed by GST Evader in connection with Crime which registered at Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST), Jabalpur (M.P.) for the offenses punishable under Sections 132(1)(d) of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 and Sections 471 and 120-B of the IPC.

The applicant has even after knowing his tax liability deliberately suppressed their turnover to evade the GST amount collected by him from his clients. Turnover of the applicant in respect of his company M/s Sai Sun Outsourcing Services Private Limited during the period July 2017 to March 2018 was Rs. 51,57,01,823/- but he disclosed only Rs. 10,80,11,848/- in his GST return.

Similarly, during the financial ear, 2018- 19 turnover of the applicant was Rs. 174,26,61,455/- but he has declared only Rs.79,01,25,667/- in his GST return. The applicant has completely suppressed the turnover of his proprietary firm M/s Sai Sun and has neither filed any GST return nor made any payment. By way of suppressing turnover pocketed the GST amount collected by him from their clients. The total recoverable amount from the applicant and one of his firm M/s Sai Sun Outsourcing Services Private Limited are Rs. 62,08,48,907.

While denying the bail application, a single judge bench of Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey said that the applicant has a history of forgery and submission of fake documents to the public authorities.

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