https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410186 Anticipatory bail in a customs smuggling investigation may be unavailable where the alleged offence is bailable, rendering a pre-arrest application under the Code of Criminal Procedure unsustainable. Customs officers exercise statutory powers to summon persons, record statements and make arrests; statements recorded under the Customs Act are distinct from police statements. For an alleged offence under the relevant customs penal provision, the bailable classification determines maintainability. Where that classification does not dispose of the matter, established limits on judicial interference with the statutory customs investigation process apply. The application for pre-arrest protection was rejected. en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:55:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410186 Anticipatory bail in a customs smuggling investigation may be unavailable where the alleged offence is bailable, rendering a pre-arrest application under the Code of Criminal Procedure unsustainable. Customs officers exercise statutory powers to summon persons, record statements and make arrests; statements recorded under the Customs Act are distinct from police statements. For an alleged offence under the relevant customs penal provision, the bailable classification determines maintainability. Where that classification does not dispose of the matter, established limits on judicial interference with the statutory customs investigation process apply. The application for pre-arrest protection was rejected. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410186