https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194588 In a customs smuggling bail matter, the Court treated detailed statements recorded under section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 as prima facie voluntary at the bail stage because they described the contact chain, the diplomatic consignee, prior consignments, commission, and the shipment arrangement. Those statements were also supported by concealment and seizure of foreign-marked gold biscuits from the consignment. The claimed retraction was not accepted as sufficient to displace that evidentiary value at the initial stage, especially given the allegation of repeated smuggling activity and the seriousness of the economic offence. Bail was refused on the strength of the prima facie material. en-us Wed, 26 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:08:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194588 In a customs smuggling bail matter, the Court treated detailed statements recorded under section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 as prima facie voluntary at the bail stage because they described the contact chain, the diplomatic consignee, prior consignments, commission, and the shipment arrangement. Those statements were also supported by concealment and seizure of foreign-marked gold biscuits from the consignment. The claimed retraction was not accepted as sufficient to displace that evidentiary value at the initial stage, especially given the allegation of repeated smuggling activity and the seriousness of the economic offence. Bail was refused on the strength of the prima facie material. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194588