https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462298 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC was held unavailable where an applicant was only summoned for statement in Customs Act proceedings and no complaint or FIR had been registered. The court's reasoning was that, at the summons stage, a person has not yet been proceeded against in a manner that attracts pre-arrest bail, and any challenge to apprehended arrest must be pursued through the High Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226. Applying that principle, the absence of a registered case meant the anticipatory bail request could not be entertained, and it was rejected. en-us Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:56:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462298 Anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC was held unavailable where an applicant was only summoned for statement in Customs Act proceedings and no complaint or FIR had been registered. The court's reasoning was that, at the summons stage, a person has not yet been proceeded against in a manner that attracts pre-arrest bail, and any challenge to apprehended arrest must be pursued through the High Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226. Applying that principle, the absence of a registered case meant the anticipatory bail request could not be entertained, and it was rejected. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462298