2019 (4) TMI 1846

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....l Kumar, Thomas Abraham (Nilackappillil) and Thomas Sabu Vadakekut, Advocates, for the Petitioner. Shri S. Manu, CGC, for the Respondent. ORDER Petitioner herein apprehending arrest in DRI/CAU/VIH/48/ EnQ-01/INT on the file of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai, under Section 135 of the Customs Act, has approached this Court. 2. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence re....

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....r Counsel for the petitioner is that, petitioner is absolutely innocent and that though he was summoned invoking Section 108 of the Customs Act, he apprehends that immediately after his questioning he is liable to be arrested. It was contended by the Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is sought to be falsely implicated and he is not connected with the above crime. It was....

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....him. It cannot be said that he is not a person apprehending arrest in the above circumstances. 6. Opposing the application, Learned Special Prosecutor contended that the settled legal position is that he is not an accused and application for anticipatory bail is premature. It seems that in Romesh Chandra Mehta's case (supra), the Supreme Court had held that the summons under Section 108 of....