2015 (8) TMI 949

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....S.C. Amit Mahajan ORDER 1. Heard learned counsel for parties and perused the record. 2. The only relief sought in this writ petition is that respondent no. 2 be directed not to arrest the petitioner pursuant to investigation going on against M/s Bharat Steel Rolling Mills and not to harass the petitioner by detention in compliance of this Court's order dated 23.1.2015. 3. The order....

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....d the documents and consequently the authority should not insist or direct the petitioner to appear. The learned counsel for the petitioner further contends that he has an apprehension that he would be detained the moment he appears before the authority concerned. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, we are of the opinion that the summons issued under Section-14 is for the purpo....

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....er duly empowered by the Central Government in this behalf, shall have power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing in any inquiry which such officer is making for any of the purposes of this Act. A summons to produce documents or other things may be for the production of certain specified documents or things....

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.... Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)." 5. The power of arrest has been conferred upon the excise authorities on existence of certain conditions. It is well protected inasmuch the excise authorities would have to satisfy certain conditions as provided in Section 13 of the Act, 1944. There is no factual foundation in the writ petition to demonstrate that the apprehension of the petitioner is founded of any m....