2007 (7) TMI 623

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....licant is accused of having committed offences under Sections 132 and 135 of the Customs Act. According to the respondent Customs Department, the applicant facilitated the clandestine removal of some goods, namely, RAMs and Memory Cards valued at Rs. 68,97,500/-. According to the remand application moved by the Customs Department, the value of the goods is several crores of rupees and the Customs ....

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....licant. He urged that the investigation is not complete as the other main culprits i.e. importers are at large and are absconding. It was further urged that the applicant had sought interim anticipatory bail which was granted by the Additional Sessions Judge. That order was thereafter set aside by this Court. 4. I have considered the materials on record. It is evident from the remand appli....

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....n the trial. In this case, the primary accused M/s. Paramount Education Centre and Air Arrow Publication on whose behalf goods were sought to be cleared, have not joined the investigation. The applicant joined the investigation and also recorded the statement. The correctness or otherwise of his contentions that the statements were recorded under duress will be examined later. One more factor whic....