High Court of Karnataka12 August 2026

Venkatasubbaiah C v. Superintendent of Central Tax

For assessee

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9023 OF 2026

The ruling in brief

Where petitioners running a firm for battery recycling faced allegations of fictitious suppliers, bogus ITC and supplier untraceability, since petitioners held valid GST registration, cancellation or closure of suppliers post-supply did not per se disentitle ITC absent proof of collusion, had cooperated and had no antecedents, custodial interrogation for compoundable offences with maximum five-year term was unwarranted; Anticipatory bail was to be granted subject to conditions

Provisions considered

Section 69, read with section 132, of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

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The ruling in brief

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The ruling in brief

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