The alleged Rs. 8500 crores gst scammer files bail application in Bombay High Court against the arrest made by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI).
The Applicant, Ashrafbhai Ibrahimbhai Kalavdiya states that he was arrested by the Directorate General of G.S.T. Intelligence (D.G.G.I.) Pune Zonal Unit registered for the offences punishable u/s 132 (1)(b), 132 (1)(c), 132 (1)(i) and 132 (2) r/w 132 (5) of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017.
The Applicant stated in the bail application that neither he nor his family members, were provided with a copy of the Arrest Memo and “grounds of arrest in writing” at the time of his arrest.
The department alleged that the Applicant is the mastermind and operator of 246 bogus G.S.T. firms including M/s Pathan Enterprise. It was found by the DGGI that the Applicant had operated 246 bogus G.S.T. firms to avail inadmissible Input Tax Credit of Rs. 454.04 Crores without receipt of any inward supply and to pass on fraudulent Input Tax Credit of Rs. 8,066.10 Crores to other beneficiaries by issuing fake invoices without supply of any underlying goods/services.
Reportedly, the Applicant was previously involved in a similar offence u/s 132 (1) (i) of C.G.S.T. Act, 2017 and was arrested by D.G.G.I. Surat in the year 2022. He was enlarged on bail by Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Surat.
The bail application is listed before the Bombay High Court on 26.03.2025.
Case Details
Case Title: Ashrafbhai Ibrahimbhai Kalavdiya Versus UOI
Case No.: Criminal Bail Application No. 1991/2025
Counsel For Applicant: Advocate Mohsin Ghaniwala
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