Bombay HC Quashes Non-Bailable Warrant Against Arjun Rampal in Income Tax Case

Arjun Amarjeet Rampal Vs Income Tax Department & Anr (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court has quashed a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued by a lower court against actor Arjun Amarjeet Rampal in a case filed by the Income Tax Department. The High Court found that the offence under Section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for which the warrant was issued, is bailable in nature, and the Magistrate’s order lacked proper reasoning. The petition, filed under Article 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), initially...