https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406853 In a customs prosecution for alleged transport of smuggled gold, the High Court treated the applicants as carriers rather than principal smugglers and held that bail was justified. It relied on their statements, absence of criminal antecedents, continued incarceration since arrest, and the fact that the case was triable by a Magistrate with a maximum punishment of seven years. On these considerations, the applicants were enlarged on bail. The reported principle is that bail may be granted in a customs offence where the accused appears to be only a carrier, has no criminal history, has undergone substantial pre-trial detention, and faces a Magistrate-triable case. en-us Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:38:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406853 In a customs prosecution for alleged transport of smuggled gold, the High Court treated the applicants as carriers rather than principal smugglers and held that bail was justified. It relied on their statements, absence of criminal antecedents, continued incarceration since arrest, and the fact that the case was triable by a Magistrate with a maximum punishment of seven years. On these considerations, the applicants were enlarged on bail. The reported principle is that bail may be granted in a customs offence where the accused appears to be only a carrier, has no criminal history, has undergone substantial pre-trial detention, and faces a Magistrate-triable case. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406853