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AP High Court ·21 Sep 2026 ·Criminal Law

AP High Court quashes prohibition case against a 72-year-old jaggery merchant, following its earlier rulings on black jaggery

The question: Can proceedings under the prohibition law be sustained over transport or trade in black jaggery?

A 72-year-old jaggery merchant from Guntakal asked the High Court to quash a case against him under the A.P. Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Gur (Regulation of Use) Order, 1968. His counsel argued that he had no link to the allegations beyond a co-accused's confession, and the Assistant Public Prosecutor accepted that the issue was already settled by earlier High Court orders.

Allowed CRLP/8291/2026
Telangana High Court ·17 Sep 2026 ·Bail

Telangana HC grants anticipatory bail to a company director in a Rs 98 crore GST input-credit case, stressing that the need for arrest must

The question: Does the seriousness of an alleged GST fraud justify refusing anticipatory bail?

A director of a Hyderabad company, accused of wrongly claiming about Rs 98.47 crore of input tax credit on invoices from non-genuine suppliers, sought protection from arrest under the Central and Telangana GST Acts. The High Court held that the seriousness of an economic offence is not enough on its own: what matters is whether custodial interrogation is actually necessary, and here the evidence was largely documents already seized.

Allowed CRLP/13710/2026