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....n 132 or section 133 or section 135 or section 135A or section 136, he may arrest such person and shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest.] (2) Every person arrested under sub-section (1) shall, without unnecessary delay, be taken to a magistrate. (3) Where an officer of customs has arrested any person under sub-section (1), he shall, for the purpose of releasing ....

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....ct, 1992 (22 of 1992), and such instrument is utilised under this Act, where duty relatable to such utilisation of instrument exceeds fifty lakh rupees,] shall be cognizable. (5) Save as otherwise provided  in sub-section (4), all other offences under the Act shall be non-cognizable. ^5[(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an off....

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....t, 1992 (22 of 1992), and such instrument is utilised under this Act, where duty relatable to such utilisation of instrument exceeds fifty lakh rupees,] shall be non-bailable. (7) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (6), all other offences under this Act shall be bailable.]] ^12[Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, the expression "instrument" shall have the same meaning as....

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.... w.e.f. 28-05-2012 before it was read as,  "(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898^[2], an offence under this Act shall not be cognizable." 5.  Substituted vide Section 75 of the Finance Act, 2013 w.e.f. 10-05-2013 before it was read as,  "(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Pro....