2026-VIL-22-P&H-ST
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SERVICE TAX High Court Cases

Service Tax - Grant of Regular Bail in Economic Offences – Petitioners were alleged to have engaged in multi-level direct marketing and failed to properly discharge their tax liability, leading to evasion of service tax - Whether the petitioners should be granted regular bail, given the nature of the economic offences alleged against them - HELD – The economic offences constitute a class apart and need to be viewed seriously, as they affect the economy of the country as a whole and pose a serious threat to the financial health of the nation. The petitioners, being the key persons in charge of the company, were the masterminds and beneficiaries of the entire scheme of duty evasion. Their liabilities have already been assessed and adjudicated to be around Rs. 55 crores, which they are alleged to have evaded. Additionally, the petitioners were found to be involved in 49 other FIRs registered against them in different parts of the country for allegedly defrauding public persons – Further, the petitioners had not cooperated with the investigation and failed to furnish the requisite records despite receiving show cause notices, thereby compelling the adjudicating authority to adjudicate the matter. Considering the gravity of the allegations, the involvement of the petitioners in multiple cases, and their act of delaying the proceedings since 2018, the petitioners do not deserve to be extended the benefit of bail - The petition for regular bail is dismissed
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