https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765887 In a Customs Act bail matter, the Court treated the absence of recovery from the applicant, completed investigation, and lack of need for custodial interrogation as significant factors favouring release. It held that a statement under Section 108 may be admissible, but it cannot by itself sustain criminal culpability without independent corroboration, particularly where the prosecution case rested mainly on call records, electronic material and alleged telephonic links. The Court also noted no strong material suggesting tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses, and considered parity with a co-accused already on bail. Bail was therefore granted. en-us Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:58:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765887 In a Customs Act bail matter, the Court treated the absence of recovery from the applicant, completed investigation, and lack of need for custodial interrogation as significant factors favouring release. It held that a statement under Section 108 may be admissible, but it cannot by itself sustain criminal culpability without independent corroboration, particularly where the prosecution case rested mainly on call records, electronic material and alleged telephonic links. The Court also noted no strong material suggesting tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses, and considered parity with a co-accused already on bail. Bail was therefore granted. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765887