Assam Cong questions GST theft accusedÂ’s bail, advocate generalÂ’s role
GST
Dated:- 5-9-2025
PTI
Guwahati, Sep 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Friday questioned the bail granted by Gauhati High Court to a person accused in a multi-crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion case and alleged that it reflects a 'deep-rooted rot' in the BJP-led government's handling of justice in the state.
The opposition party also raised objection to state advocate general Devajit Saikia appearing for the accused, and demanded a CBI inquiry into the bail order, the role of the counsel and the broader “political nexus shielding the syndicate”.
Gaurav Agarwal – 2025 (9) TMI 392 – GAUHATI HIGH COURT, an accused in a multi-crore rupees Goods and Servi
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usations are under the CGST Act, 2017, and the prosecution agency is the Union government through the DGGI.
He maintained that since the state government is not the prosecuting agency nor was the alleged offence committed under a state Act, there would be no bar in Saikia appearing for Agarwal, while also noting that the advocate general has obtained consent from the state government for his appearance in the case.
Accepting Saikia's arguments, the court granted Agarwal a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh with a suitable surety of like amount, subject to satisfaction of the chief judicial magistrate (Kamrup-Metro), as per certain specified conditions.
Terming it a “controversial bail order”, the state Congress claimed that it “exposes the deep-root
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