The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Directorate General of GST Intelligence v. Girish Sachdeva [CRL.M.C. 2300/2021 dated June 05, 2026] dismissed the petitions filed by the Department challenging the Order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (“ASJ”), which, while dismissing the Anticipatory Bail Applications of the Respondents, had directed the Department to give seven days’ prior notice before taking any coercive action, and held that such direction does not amount to a blanket order of protection against all future offences and is in consonance with the principles of natural justice, particularly when the Respondents had simultaneously been directed to join the investigation as and when required.
