LAWS(P&H)-2024-1-50

PANKAJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

Decided On January 16, 2024
PANKAJ KUMAR Appellant
V/S
STATE OF PUNJAB Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition has been filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner pending trial in complaint case No.CHA/ 170/2023 dtd. 27/3/2023 for offence punishable under Sec. 132(1)(a) (b)(c) and (i) of Punjab Goods and Services Act, 2017 and Central Goods and Services Tax Act read with Sec. 69(1) of Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, pending in the Court of Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar.

(2.) The precise allegations levelled against the petitioner have been culled out in Para No.12 of the reply filed by way of affidavit of Shalinder Singh IO-cum-State Tax Officer, Jalandhar-2, dtd. 16/11/2023 which read as under :

(3.) The allegation in sum and substance against the petitioner is of issuing fake bills by creating paper firms and thereby having caused loss of more than Rs.32.00 crores to the Exchequer by conniving with other co-accused.