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Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Arrest of CGST officers

 

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Ref. No. 117/AIB/G/22                                                                                Dt. 07.09.22

To,

Sh. Vivek Johri,

Chairman, CBIC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Arrest of CGST officers-reg.

Sir,

            It is submitted with the utmost pain that our officers were arrested by the police during discharge of official duties on Imphal-Dimapur National Highway. However, they were granted bail by the concerned court later. It is reiterated that this all happened during the discharge of official duties by our officers and the police personnel hindered govt. official work by their illegal action by going beyond their powers.

            2. The Hon’ble court also took due cognigence of the seriousness of the averment made by the counsel of our officers that their arrest was made with a deliberate attempt to prevent our officers from discharging their official duty. It is a very serious matter that the concerned police personnel allowed the truck to move without check which was suspected to carry contrabands. The police, instead of helping govt. officials, helped the suspect to run away. By this act of police, their cozy arrangements with the suspect under ulterior motive can’t be ruled out. The behavior of the concerned police personnel towards our officers was also very intimidating and high handed.

            3. It is also worth to mention that our poor officers are already forced to discharge their duties with full dedication in National interest despite of getting the worst pay packages and facing the worst career prospects and working conditions without having due infrastructure. Already being worked under the worst circumstances, these poor officers are also forced to face such ugly situations during discharge of their official duties. So, due measures are required to be taken to provide the due safeguards to them for discharging official duties and improve their working conditions alongwith providing them due infrastructure and pay packages and also improve their career prospects to boost their morale who are retiring with single promotion in their whole career.

            4. The Parliament of India has enacted the CGST Act wherein State Police Officers, Railway Officers, Customs Officers, Land Revenue Officers, Village Officers, SGST Officers have to compulsorily assist the Central Tax Officers for implementation of the provisions (including inspection of vehicles) of the CGST Act. Instead of assisting our CGST officers, the Police Officers disrupted them in discharging their official duties and helped the suspect to run away. The Show Cause Notices should be issued to such erring Police Officers for violating the provisions of section 72(1) and for imposing penalty upon them under section 122(3)(a) for commission of offence of abetting in obstruction and preventing the CGST officers in discharging their duties under the CGST Act. After issuance of the Show Cause Notices, the same should be confirmed on priority and the confirmed demand should be recovered under section 79 of the CGST Act from the police officers. They may also be prosecuted under section 132 for committing offence under section 132(1)(g) of the CGST Act and causing intentional hindrance in discharge of govt. duties by the govt. officials. An ever remembering lesson should be given to such miscreants.

            5. In view of the above, it is requested to kindly ensure personally that the stringent and exemplary action is taken against the erring police officers for conniving with tax evaders under the ulterior motive and due protection is also provided to our officers throughout the country for discharge of their official duties.

                        Thanking you,

 Yours sincerely,

   (HARPAL SINGH),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

1.     The Revenue Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.

2.     The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi.

3.     The Cabinet Secretary, President House, New Delhi.