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2024 (8) TMI 837

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..... et the aforesaid applicant be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two heavy sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to fulfilment of conditions imposed - The bail application is allowed. - Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava, J. For the Applicant : Parv Agarwal, Vivek Singh ORDER HON'BLE NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. This bail application has been filed by the applicant - Gurmeet Singh Batra @ Sahil seeking bail in Case No. 22362 of 2023 under Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c), 132(1)(f), 132(1)(1) and 132(1)(i) of C.G.S.T. Act, 2017, D.G.G.I. Ghaziabad Unit. 2. Brief facts of the case, as culled out from the record, are that the officers of D.G.G.I., Meerut Zonal Unit received an .....

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..... y the NOIDA police and their statements under Section 17 of C.G.S.T. Act were recorded during the period of judicial remand which further disclosed their respective roles and involvement in creation of fake firms and issuing and receiving bogus invoices without supply of goods / services. 3. A criminal complaint was filed by the Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Regional Unit, Ghaziabad before the competent Court under Sections 132(1)(b)(c) (f) and (1) of the C.G.S. T. Act, 2017 punishable under clause (1) of Section 132(1) of the C.G.S.T. Act. The names of Yasin Shaikh, Deepak Murjani, Gaurav Singhal, Arjit Goyal, Anchit Goyal and Pradeep Goyal came to surface as masterminds who committed the offences un .....

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..... o cooperate in the trial. Lastly, it is submitted that co-accused Gaurav Singhal having a role more serious than that of the present accused / applicant has been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court on 29.5.2024 vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16786 of 2024. 7. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the D.G.G.I. vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and contended that the applicant operates a racket for evading the Input Tax Credit by creating fake firms. There is a confessional statement of the accused/ applicant recorded by the authorities which is relevant in order to trace out any device by using which shell firms were created. In case, applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities .....

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