https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255779 Where a validly constituted Special Court for Economic Offences is designated under the statutory scheme and notification, the ordinary sessions court's jurisdiction is excluded for offences within that special field. Bail applications for such notified offences must therefore be moved before the Special Court alone, even if the offences arise under the Customs Act, 1962 and the accused claims the offences are bailable. On that jurisdictional basis, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge could not entertain or grant bail, and the bail order was held unsustainable and set aside, subject to the accused being permitted to surrender before the competent Special Court and seek fresh bail there. en-us Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:55:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255779 Where a validly constituted Special Court for Economic Offences is designated under the statutory scheme and notification, the ordinary sessions court's jurisdiction is excluded for offences within that special field. Bail applications for such notified offences must therefore be moved before the Special Court alone, even if the offences arise under the Customs Act, 1962 and the accused claims the offences are bailable. On that jurisdictional basis, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge could not entertain or grant bail, and the bail order was held unsustainable and set aside, subject to the accused being permitted to surrender before the competent Special Court and seek fresh bail there. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=255779