The Union Of INDIA vs. Mr Pradeep Kumar S
Held
The Court held that it did not have the jurisdiction to cancel the bail granted by the trial court. Any alleged violation of bail conditions should be brought to the notice of the court that granted the bail.
Facts
The Union of India, through the Directorate of GST Intelligence, filed a criminal petition seeking to set aside an anticipatory bail order granted to two directors of a company. The directors were accused of offences under the GST Act, including fraudulent availment of input tax credit and evasion of GST.
Key Issues
Whether the High Court has the jurisdiction to cancel anticipatory bail granted by a lower court. Whether the bail granted to the respondents should be cancelled due to alleged GST evasion.
Sections Cited
Section 132
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7186 OF 2020 BETWEEN: THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL, DIRECTORATE OF GST INTELLIGENCE BELAGAVI-590 001. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI JEEVAN J NEERALAGI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
MR. PRADEEP KUMAR S
AGE:41 YEARS, DIRECTOR
M/S PLG POWER AND INFRA PVT. LTD.,
HAVING OFFICE AT NO.909, 9TH FLOOR
‘A’ WING, MITTAL TOWERS
M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. MR. SURESH SHANKAR
AGE: 38 YEARS, DIRECTOR
M/S PLG POWER AND INFRA PVT. LTD.,
HAVING OFFICE AT NO.909, 9TH FLOOR
‘A’ WING, MITTAL TOWERS
M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. ... RESPONDENTS ----- THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C R/W SECTION 439(2) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO Crl.P.No.7186/2020 2 SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21.11.2019 PASSED BY THE COURT OF LXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRL.MISC.NO.3264/2019 AND COMMIT THE RESPONDENT TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON
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