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GST officers lose arrest powers, Council hikes prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore

The council proposed raising the prosecution threshold from ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore, meaning cases involving amounts below ₹5 crore would not lead to prosecution.

Hindustan Times India 8/10/2026, 5:59:07 pm IST

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17:59 Hindustan Times India GST officers lose arrest powers, Council hikes prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore
18:15 The Hindu National GST Council scraps arrest powers of GST officers, ups prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore

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