https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768741 High-value undeclared gold alleged to have been concealed and smuggled was treated as giving rise to a cognizable, non-bailable offence, and regular bail was refused at the investigation stage. The Court accepted that the customs search and arrest procedure complied with the Customs Act, the department's arrest and bail guidelines, and the requirement of contemporaneous consent for personal search before a lady gazetted officer. It also noted that the matter involved an economic offence and that investigation was still in progress, supporting rejection of bail. en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:27:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768741 High-value undeclared gold alleged to have been concealed and smuggled was treated as giving rise to a cognizable, non-bailable offence, and regular bail was refused at the investigation stage. The Court accepted that the customs search and arrest procedure complied with the Customs Act, the department's arrest and bail guidelines, and the requirement of contemporaneous consent for personal search before a lady gazetted officer. It also noted that the matter involved an economic offence and that investigation was still in progress, supporting rejection of bail. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768741