Chhattisgarh High Court gives pre-arrest bail to man in Rs 124 crore GST fraud case

GST fraud case: The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a Raipur-based freelance accountant, who allegedly facilitated fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations and generated fake e-way bills amounting to Rs 124 crore in GST evasion, saying his custodial interrogation was not required.

Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha , in an order passed on December 10, said he was inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the accused, considering the circumstances, including “the nature of accusation, the character of evidence, the stage of investigation, the maximum punishment prescribed, and the fact that custodial interrogation has not been shown to be indispensable”.

The petitioner, Mohd Farhan, a freelance accountant, was accused of creating bogus firms and facilitating fa