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2012 (11) TMI 448 - DELHI HIGH COURTGrant of Bail – fraudulent availment of duty drawback by exporting inferior quality garments in the name of bogus firms – ACMM granted interim Bail – Held that:- ACMM in his order granting bail to the petitioner, has recorded the involvement of certain custom officers in the offence, and has stated that there are allegations of illegal detention, against those custom officials, pertaining to the same case - apprehension of the respondent to be kept in illegal custody, is justified - right of the respondent, to surrender himself to the competent Court, squarely falls within the ambit and scope of Section 437 CrPC, and cannot be held to be arbitrary or illegal - The provisions of a Special Act, in this case the Customs Act, cannot override the provisions of the CrPC, unless expressly provided so in the special Act - grant of bail to the respondent shall not hamper the investigation or prejudice the investigation
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