https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767652 Regular bail was granted in a Customs Act matter involving recovery of foreign-origin gold, where the applicants were in custody, investigation had been completed and the complaint filed, but charges were yet to be framed. The Court did not decide at the bail stage whether the alleged offence fell within the bailable or non-bailable part of the customs provision, and left the admissibility of statements recorded under the Customs Act to trial. It held that further detention was unnecessary because the trial was likely to take time and the principal witnesses were DRI officials, reducing the immediate risk of interference. en-us Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:33:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767652 Regular bail was granted in a Customs Act matter involving recovery of foreign-origin gold, where the applicants were in custody, investigation had been completed and the complaint filed, but charges were yet to be framed. The Court did not decide at the bail stage whether the alleged offence fell within the bailable or non-bailable part of the customs provision, and left the admissibility of statements recorded under the Customs Act to trial. It held that further detention was unnecessary because the trial was likely to take time and the principal witnesses were DRI officials, reducing the immediate risk of interference. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767652