Bail granted in clandestine manufacture and supply of chewing tobacco

Ratnambar Kaushik Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court granted bail in clandestine manufacture and supply of chewing tobacco without payment of leviable duties and tax as the petitioner has already undergone incarceration for more than four months. Further, there are no apprehension of tampering, intimidating or influencing. Facts- The gist of the allegations against the petitioner in the prosecution initiated against him is that the petitioner had clandestinely transported raw unmanufactured tobacco brought from Gujarat by 7 trucks weighing 90,520 kgs. It is alleged that r...