HANSRAJ GURJAR v. UNION OF INDIA – RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
High Court, Rajasthan
Praveer Bhatnagar, Justice
HANSRAJ GURJAR
v.
UNION OF INDIA
S.B. CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS BAIL APPLICATION No. 16428/2025 dated 18.04.2026
Law : GST
Act Name : Central Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017
Relevant Section : Section 67, 70 & 132
Decision : In favour of revenue
Bail Application – GST evasion – Fake firms – Bogus invoices and e-way bills without actual supply – Investigation revealed tax evasion exceeding threshold via sham transport entities and WhatsApp chats showing clandestine movement – Petitioner claimed false implication based solely on co-accused statement, no antecedents, investigation complete, substantial custody since August 2025, trial delayed – Invoked Section 480(6) BNSS for bail entitlement – Respondents highlighted prima facie involvement, economic offence gravity, prior bail rejections – Relied on precedents treating economic offences seriously – Held: Bail application dismissed – Nature of offence, evasion scale, material including statements and documents warrant denial; Section 480(6) BNSS discretionary, not absolute right.
Represented By:
Counsel for the Petitioner: Madhav Mitra, Sr. Adv. Assisted by Arjun Singh, Adv., Daksh Pareek, Adv., Jaya Mitra, Adv.
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