Jharkhand High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in Case Involving Alleged Fraudulent GST Registration

The Jharkhand High Court refused anticipatory bail to the petitioner on the basis of the case diary containing prima facie material indicating the fraudulent act committed by the accused.

The petitioner approached the Jharkhand High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Argora P.S. Case No. 59 of 2026. On the excuse of preparing a rent agreement, the accused and one other person fraudulently obtained the informant’s PAN card, Aadhaar card, electricity bill and other relevant documents. Later, the informant discovered that there had been a current bank account running under his name and his documents had allegedly been misused for opening a fraudulent GST account in his name without his knowledge.

The court examined the materials placed before the Court and referred to paragraphs 7 and 8 of the case diary, which had also been noted in the impugned order dated 07 May 2026.

The Court found that the materials on record indicated that the petitioner and the co-accused had allegedly obtained the identity documents of the informant through fraudulent means and had prepared a forged GST account and current account as well.

Court observed that where the case diary contains prima facie material indicating that the accused fraudulently procured identity documents and misused them, the discretionary relief of anticipatory bail may be denied. Considering the nature of the allegations and the contents of the case diary, the Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and rejected the application.