Rs. 108 Crore GST Evasion: Madras High Court Grants Bail Subject To Rs. 5 Lakh Bond
Rs. 108 Crore GST Evasion: Madras High Court Grants Bail Subject To Rs. 5 Lakh Bond
The Madras High Court has granted the bail to the accused in GST Evasion of Rs. 108 Crore in Chennai subject to the furnishing of the bond of Rs. 5 Lakhs.
The bench of Justice Sunder Mohan has observed that onerous conditions cannot be imposed while granting bail. Hence, the court is inclined to grant interim stay of the condition imposed in para 10(a) of the trial court order. Insofar as, condition No.10(c), it is modified, directing the petitioner to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.5,00,000 with two sureties for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore.
The petitioners submitted that, though the petitioners were released on bail, onerous conditions were imposed, directing them to pay a sum of Rs.1,08,19,43,799/- to the credit of GST within a period of four weeks and to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.1 crore with two sureties.
The petitioner pointed out that the Trial Court had imposed such a condition after holding that the arrest was illegal.
The court listed the cases on 02.04.2025 for filing counter by the respondent/department.
Case Details
Case Title: Pulkit Garg Versus The Senior Intelligence Officer
Case No.: CRL OP NO. 7983 of 2025 AND CRL OP NO. 7984 OF 2025
Date: 20-03-2025
Counsel For Petitioner: B.Kumar, Senior Counsel
Counsel For Respondent: P.Santhosh, Special Government Pleader
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