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2015 (2) TMI 1201 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURTRequest for bail - offence punishable under Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 - offence bailable or not - Held that: - on perusal of the bail application along with its annexures and after giving close look into the order of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta dated 20.02.2015, I find that the value of the smuggled gold, alleged to have been seized from the possession of the petitioner herein, is only ₹ 8,98,214/‐. Therefore, it is very much within the statutory limit as provided under Section 135 of the Customs Act. As such, the petitioner is entitled to be enlarged on bail - Therefore, the petitioner/accused, namely, Anurag Jalan ,be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of ₹ 20,000/‐ with two sureties of ₹ 10,000/‐ each, one of whom must be local, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta. Application for bail allowed.
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