https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46243 An offence punishable under Section 135(1)(ii) of the Customs Act, with imprisonment extending up to three years or fine or both, was stated not to fall within the bailable third entry of Table II of the First Schedule to the CrPC; the wording was read as excluding only punishments for less than three years or fine only. Interim bail granted at an earlier stage was not treated as regular bail because it was not granted on merits and was later followed by an order directing judicial custody. On the merits of bail, the text records that allegations of large-scale customs duty evasion justified refusal of regular bail. en-us Wed, 19 Dec 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:28:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46243 An offence punishable under Section 135(1)(ii) of the Customs Act, with imprisonment extending up to three years or fine or both, was stated not to fall within the bailable third entry of Table II of the First Schedule to the CrPC; the wording was read as excluding only punishments for less than three years or fine only. Interim bail granted at an earlier stage was not treated as regular bail because it was not granted on merits and was later followed by an order directing judicial custody. On the merits of bail, the text records that allegations of large-scale customs duty evasion justified refusal of regular bail. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 19 Dec 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46243