https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412321 A petition for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in respect of offences under Sections 132, 135 and 135-A of the Customs Act was held not maintainable once notice had been issued under Section 108 and the petitioner had not appeared before customs authorities. The Court applied the principle that granting anticipatory bail at the stage of a Section 108 notice would amount to blanket bail, and also noted the serious allegations of active involvement in customs evasion and the claimed loss to the State exchequer. Relief was therefore declined. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:02:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412321 A petition for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in respect of offences under Sections 132, 135 and 135-A of the Customs Act was held not maintainable once notice had been issued under Section 108 and the petitioner had not appeared before customs authorities. The Court applied the principle that granting anticipatory bail at the stage of a Section 108 notice would amount to blanket bail, and also noted the serious allegations of active involvement in customs evasion and the claimed loss to the State exchequer. Relief was therefore declined. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=412321