Arjun Alias Muggu vs. State Of Haryana
Held
The court granted bail to petitioner Arjun, considering the investigation was complete and he had been in custody for a significant period. However, the bail petition of petitioner Rakesh Puri was dismissed due to multiple pending cases with similar allegations.
Facts
The case involves allegations of fraudulent registration of a firm, M/s Khushi Enterprises, using fake documents and identity theft to evade taxes and generate fake input tax credit. The petitioners, Arjun and Rakesh Puri, are accused of involvement in these activities.
Key Issues
The primary issue was whether the petitioners were entitled to bail given the serious allegations of financial fraud and tax evasion, and the stage of investigation.
Sections Cited
Section 70 HGST Act 2017
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205 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 01.12.2022 CRM-M-49509-2021 Arjun alias Muggu ....Petitioner
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State of Haryana ...Respondent CRM-M-50110-2021 Rakesh Puri ....Petitioner
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State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Gulshan Mehta, Advocate for the petitioner(s) Mr. Sumit Jain, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State. PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL) By way of present order the afore-captioned petitions filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail on behalf of the petitioners in case FIR No.521 dated 8th of September, 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, 1860, at Police Station Chandni Bagh, Panipat, Haryana are being disposed off.
Names of the petitioners did not figure in the FIR. However, during investigation it was found that :
“2. That the petitioner has not come with clean hands and has DEEPAK KUMAR 2022.12.05 13:1
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