2021 (9) TMI 666

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....with Mr. Amit Parshad, Advocate Ms. Astha Chetan, Advocate and Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Advocate for the respondent-CBIC ORDER ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN, J. (Oral) This is a petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in complaint case, offences under the Customs Act (Section 135, 135-A, 132 and other Sections of Customs Act), pending before the Departme....

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....nder Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 for appearing and giving reply to the notice, however, the petitioner did not appear before the Department concerned as he was apprehending arrest. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner was in fact called by Sandeep Kumar, Inspector-ICD CONCOR (Import) to sought the services of the petitioner for a party, which was close to S....

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....s been falsely nominated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to a communication made by the Principal Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate Ludhiana to the Commissioner, Customs Commissionerate, Ludhiana, wherein, with reference to the statement of the petitioner, it is stated that the petitioner on receiving a call from Sandeep, Inspector-ICD CO....

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....issuance of a notice under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962, if bail is granted, it will amount to a blanket bail which is not permissible. Learned Senior counsel for the respondent-CBIC further argued that Paramjit Singh (Customs House Agent) and some other officials have already been arrested and it has come in their statement that the petitioner was actively involved in conspiracy with t....