Section 132 of the CGST Act, 2017— Bail Application – The petitioner submitted that the matter pertains to claim of wrong ITC on the basis of fake bills. The allegation against the petitioner who is a Chartered Accountant is of making fake firms who later on claimed ITC. The petitioner submitted that as many as Twenty One fake firms were corporated and ITC of more than Rs.100 crore was claimed by Vijay and Kapil who have been enlarged on bail, after remaining in custody for a period of more than a year.
Held that:- The Hon’ble High Court allowed the petition and directed that petitioner shall be released on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- together with two sureties in the sum of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the trial Court.—Anup Ashopa Vs. Union of India [2020] 26 TAXLOK.COM 017 (Rajasthan)