Allahabad HC says GST Arrests Require Disclosure of Reasons to Believe

Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Union of India v. Sunil Biyani, the Allahabad High Court held that an officer’s recorded reasons for authorising an arrest must be communicated to the accused to enable an effective application for anticipatory bail. Placing those reasons before the Magistrate at remand was not sufficient. The Court quashed the arrest and directed the petitioners’ release, unless required in another case.