Question 21 - What are the safeguards provided under CGST /SGST Act for a person who is placed under arrest? - Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017

Q 21. What are the safeguards provided under CGST /SGST Act for a person who is placed under arrest? Ans. There are certain safeguards provided under section 69 for a person who is placed under arrest. These are: a. If a person is arrested for a cognizable offence, he must be informed in writing of the grounds of arrest and he must be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest; i. If a person is arrested for a noncognizable and bailable offence, the Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of CGST/SGST can release him on bail and he will be subject to the same provisions as an officer in-charge of a police station under section 436 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; ii. All arrest must be in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 relating to arrest.