2023 (11) TMI 1177

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.... PP ORDER This application is filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail. The petitioner is one of the accused in O.R.No.1/2023-24/CPD-TCR of Customs Preventive Division, Thrissur, registered for having committed the offence punishable under Section 135 of the Customs Act. 2. The gist of the prosecution case is as follows: Upon specific information, a c....

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....ved and handed over to the Superintendent in the presence of independent witnesses. Subsequently, a phone call was received on the passenger's mobile phone, and it was revealed that two persons were waiting in the car parking area to collect the same. The officers identified the two individuals, and on interrogation, they introduced themselves as 'Rasheed K.' and 'Mohammed Mustafa&....

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....ry statement recorded from Rasheed K. A search was conducted in the petitioner's residence, and a statement under Section 108 was recorded. On that basis, the aforementioned offence is alleged against the petitioner herein. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is totally innocent and has been falsely implicated with ulterior motives. At any ra....

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....ction of the jurisdictional court; 2. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when required to do so. 3. The petitioner shall not enter the territorial limits of Kozhikode District for a period of 3 months, except for the limited purpose of reporting before the Investigating Officer concerned in this crime or on directions of any competent authority. ....