2017 (5) TMI 1494

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....oner of Custom, Customs Mundra Commissionerate, Kachchh for the offence punishable under Sections 132 and 135 of the Customs Act, 1962. Learned senior advocate Mr. Sanjay Kantawala with Mr. Chetan K. Pandya, learned advocate for the applicant submits that the applicant has been arrested on 21st April, 2017 by the respondent no.2- Deputy Commissioner (SSIB), Mundra in connection with the alleged offence punishable under Sections 132 and 135 of the Customs Act, 1962. The applicant is a CHA, who has been arrested without service of any grounds of his arrest. The offence for which the applicant has been put behind the bars is triable by the learned Magistrate and is a compoundable offence. He has pointed out that for the alleged breach of pr....

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....ormed the Court that the investigation into the matter made so far has confirmed forgery having been taken place at least in respect of 14 import consignments. She has further informed the Court that the investigation is at a crucial stage and release of the applicant on bail at this juncture would enable him to tamper with the evidences and/or influence the persons involved in the case. In light of these facts, she requested this Court not to grant indulgence. Learned APP Mr. KP Raval appearing on behalf of the respondent-State of Gujarat has supported the arguments advanced by the learned Assistant Solicitor General of India Ms. Avani Mehta and contended that since the investigation into the matter is yet not over, the applicant need not ....