Big relief for GST taxpayers: Protection against arbitrary arrest and coercion by GST officers; BIC changes arrest and bail guidelines under GST

GST Arrest: Now a GST registered person can't be arbitrarily arrested and also coerced into admitting GST tax demand liability. This is because CBIC has amended the arrest and bail guidelines and now the GST officer has to give a detailed copy of the ground of arrest to the GST registered person being arrested. Experts say this will end coercion by field formations.