Custom Officer/ DRI can arrest a person on reasonable belief of Smuggling

Sundeep Mahendrakumar Sanghavi Vs. Union of India (Gujarat High Court)

(1) Any person can be arrested for any offence under the Customs Act, 1962, by the Customs Officer, if such officer has reasons to believe that such person has committed an offence punishable under Section 132 or Section 133 or Section 135 or Section 135A or Section 136 of the Customs Act, 1962, and in such circumstances, the Customs Officer is not obliged to follow the dictum of the Supreme Court as laid in the case of Lalitha Kumari (supra).

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