Union of India Vs Sapna Jain & Ors
Date: May 29, 2019
Court: Supreme Court
Type: Appeal
Subject Matter
Follow our order when arresting GST evaders
Summary
The Supreme Court asked the high courts across the country to keep in mind in dealing with pleas of anticipatory bail in cases of GST evasion that it had already upheld a Telangana High Court's order which declared as legal the power of arrest by…
As different High Courts of the country have taken divergent views in the matter, we are of the view that the position in law should be clarified by this Court. Hence, the notice. As the accused-respondents have been granted the privilege of pre-arrest bail by the High Court by the impugned orders, at this stage, we are not inclined to interfere with the same. However, we make it clear that the Hi…