https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461885 An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in a customs investigation was treated as premature because the respondent stated that the petitioner had already been summoned for enquiry under Section 108 of the Customs Act and that no immediate apprehension of arrest existed. In that setting, the Court declined to examine territorial jurisdiction and refused to proceed on the bail request at that stage. The operative point is that anticipatory bail was not considered appropriate where the record showed only a summons for enquiry and no immediate threat of arrest. en-us Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 May 2025 18:56:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461885 An application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in a customs investigation was treated as premature because the respondent stated that the petitioner had already been summoned for enquiry under Section 108 of the Customs Act and that no immediate apprehension of arrest existed. In that setting, the Court declined to examine territorial jurisdiction and refused to proceed on the bail request at that stage. The operative point is that anticipatory bail was not considered appropriate where the record showed only a summons for enquiry and no immediate threat of arrest. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461885