Hanish Taluja vs. State Of Haryana
Held
The Court granted regular bail to the petitioner. While acknowledging the allegations of involvement in a GST fraud, including the sale of C forms for creating false transactions and tax benefits, and the subsequent filing of a false report about their loss, the Court did not delve into the merits of the case. The decision to grant bail was based on the facts presented and the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner. The Court deemed it appropriate to grant bail, ordering accordingly, with the bail to be effective from March 11, 2019, and to be furnished to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court/Duty Magistrate. No specific provision of the GST Act was discussed or relied upon in the decision.
Facts
The petitioner, Hanish Taluja, filed a petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for regular bail. The FIR was registered under Sections 420, 465 IPC, with the challan presented under various sections including 420, 465, 468, 471, and 120-B IPC. The allegations pertain to a GST fraud. The petitioner is accused of selling two C forms of a company, which were allegedly used by the main accused, an employee, to create a false transaction and claim tax benefits. The petitioner also allegedly registered a false report about the loss of these forms. The petitioner had been in custody for 1 month and 24 days as of March 4, 2019.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. considering the allegations of involvement in a GST fraud, specifically the sale of C forms used for creating false transactions and claiming tax benefits, and the subsequent filing of a false report about their loss? (Question of law and fact, concerning Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC). Petitioner's argument: The petitioner sought regular bail, emphasizing the period of incarceration already suffered. Respondent's argument: The State of Haryana argued that the petitioner not only sold the forms to the main accused but also facilitated the fraud by reporting the loss of these forms.
Sections Cited
Section 439 Cr.P.C., Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC
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CRM-M-6632-2019 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 212 CRM-M-6632-2019 (O&M)
Date of Decision : 5.3.2019 CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present: Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner.
Dr. Sushil Gautam, DAG, Haryana. **** AJAY TEWARI, J. (Oral)
This petition has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.281 dated 6.8.2016 registered under Sections 420, 465 IPC, 1860 (Challan presented under Sections 192, 193, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC) at police station Udhyog Vihar, District Gurugram.
The allegation against the petitioner was that the he conspired in a GST fraud. It is alleged that he sold two C forms of the company in which the main accused was an employee who used those C forms to create a false transaction and to get benefit of tax.
Custody certificate dated 4.3.2019 by way of affidavit of Mohmed Sazeed Khan-Dss, Deputy Superintendent, District Prison (Gurgaon)-Haryana has been filed on behalf of the respondent-State,
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