https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43615 When a Magistrate is empowered under the Customs Act to grant bail, the implied power to refuse bail and direct lawful custody also follows. The form of custody, whether police, jail or otherwise, depends on the facts, and a jail-custody direction is not illegal merely because the statute does not expressly specify that form. On that basis, the challenge to the Magistrate's order failed and the custody direction was sustained, while the accused was directed to surrender and seek bail through counsel in the proper manner. en-us Mon, 01 Jul 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:46:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43615 When a Magistrate is empowered under the Customs Act to grant bail, the implied power to refuse bail and direct lawful custody also follows. The form of custody, whether police, jail or otherwise, depends on the facts, and a jail-custody direction is not illegal merely because the statute does not expressly specify that form. On that basis, the challenge to the Magistrate's order failed and the custody direction was sustained, while the accused was directed to surrender and seek bail through counsel in the proper manner. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 01 Jul 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43615