Daulat Samirmal Mehta Vs Union Of India
- Court:
- High Court
- Bench:
- Bombay
- Date:
- February 15, 2021
- Type:
- Writ Petition
- Members:
- UJJAL BHUYAN & MILIND N. JADHAV
Subject
The expression "reasons to believe" in the context of arrest must be formed on the basis of direct or circumstantial evidence but not on mere suspicion, gossip
Summary
1. The Commissioner may authorize arrest of a person only if he has reasons to believe that such a person has committed any offence under the clauses mentioned therein. The expression ‘reasons to believe’ is an expression of considerable…
Judgement
Heard Mr. Batra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Pradeep S. Jetly, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents on the prayer for bail. 2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenges constitutional validity of section 132(1) (b) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (briefly “the CGST Act” hereinafter…