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Daulat Samirmal Mehta v. Assistant Director, Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence and Anr.

Bombay HC17 Jun 2025WP/3111/2025

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Criminal Writ Petition 3111 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, S. M. Modak J., 04.09.2025; Daulat Samirmal Mehta; arrest under CGST Act 2017; bail granted 15.02.2021 in Writ Petition No. 471 of 2021; department's Supreme Court challenge failed; passport return allowed 06.01.2025; trial court refusal of permission to travel abroad dated 02.05.2025; Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence contention of undeposited penalties (order dated 04.02.2025, operative order page 217); petitioner's writ petition; adjourned to 08.09.2025.

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Interim adjournment: time granted to the Petitioner to produce copies of his Writ Petition; matter to be kept on 08 September 2025. ¶32

Daulat Samirmal Mehta vs Assistant Director, Director… — GST and Indirect Tax | Bombay HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3111 OF 2025

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Daulat Samirmal Mehta

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...Petitioner

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Vs.

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Assistant Director, Director

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General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence and Anr.

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...Respondents

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Adv. Brijesh Pathak, Adv. Vaishanavi Murkute, Adv. Aditi Ravidas	Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. Ashok S. Gawai	APP for the Respondent-State
Mr. Jitendra B. Mishra a/w Sangeeta Yadav, Ashutosh Mishra, Rupesh Dubey,	Advocate for the Respondent No. 1
Umesh Gupta

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CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J. DATE : 04^th SEPTEMBER 2025

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P. C. :-

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Heard learned Advocate Shri Pathak for the Petitioner and

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learned Advocate Shri Mishra for Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence.

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The Petitioner is arrested in violation of the provisions of the

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CGST Act, 2017. He is granted bail by Division bench of this Court

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Digitally signed by SEEMA SEEMA KSHITIJ KSHITIJ YELKAR YELKAR Date: 2025.09.04 20:09:11 +0530

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Seema

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vide order dated 15.02.2021 passed in Writ Petition No. 471 of 2021,

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page no. 27. Though the department challenged the said order before

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the Hon’ble Supreme Court, they have failed. The order is on page no. 48.

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The trial Magistrate has refused to return the passport, however

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it is allowed by the Division bench of this Court as per order dated 06.01.2025, page no. 54. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to take permission of the trial court prior to going abroad.

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The Petitioner has applied for permission, however it was rejected by the trial court vide order dated 02.05.2025, page no. 82.

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During arguments learned Advocate Shri Mishra has invited my attention to the order dated 04.02.2025, page no. 165 and the operative order of page no. 217. According to him, the penalty imposed on the Petitioner and on company in which he is Director and none of these amounts are deposited.

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Learned Advocate Shri Pathak submitted that his client has filed

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Writ Petition. He seeks time to produce their copies.

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Matter be kept on 08^th September 2025.

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