https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757456 In a prosecution under Section 135 of the Customs Act, the HC reiterated that alleged concerted action or common design cannot, at the bail stage, be finally inferred without trial-tested evidence. Custodial statements were treated as having evidentiary value to be assessed at trial, and an earlier bail order in a different matter was treated as fact-specific and not binding. As no criminal history was shown and no credible risk of absconding, witness intimidation, or tampering with evidence was established, bail was granted on conditions, with liberty to the trial court to proceed on any breach. en-us Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:17:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757456 In a prosecution under Section 135 of the Customs Act, the HC reiterated that alleged concerted action or common design cannot, at the bail stage, be finally inferred without trial-tested evidence. Custodial statements were treated as having evidentiary value to be assessed at trial, and an earlier bail order in a different matter was treated as fact-specific and not binding. As no criminal history was shown and no credible risk of absconding, witness intimidation, or tampering with evidence was established, bail was granted on conditions, with liberty to the trial court to proceed on any breach. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757456