Gujarat HC grants regular bail to accused in ₹6.4 cr GST credit fraud after 11 months in custody
Offence carries a 5-year maximum; the evidence is documentary and the trial is yet to begin.
Published
00Background
The applicant was arrested in October 2025 for availing input tax credit of about ₹6.4 crore on invoices from firms that did not exist. The complaint has been filed; charges are yet to be framed.
01Submissions
For the applicant
He has been in custody for 11 months for an offence punishable with up to five years. The evidence is documentary and already collected.
For the department
The fraud is organised and the applicant may tamper with witnesses who are his former employees.
02Observations
The Court weighed the length of custody against the maximum sentence and the stage of trial, and found the risk of tampering could be met by conditions.
03Findings & directions
- Regular bail on a personal bond of ₹1 lakh with one surety.
- Applicant to surrender his passport and not contact the named witnesses.
- To mark attendance at the GST office once a month until charges are framed.
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