Supreme Court · 1967 INSC 140 · Decided 4 May 1967
Ratilal Bhanji Mithani v. ASSTT. Collector of Customs, Bombay & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1967 INSC 140 · [1967] 3 S.C.R. 926
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 64/1967
- Decided
- 4 May 1967
- Bench
- K.N. WANCHOO, R.S. BACHAWAT, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, G.K. MITTER (5-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 167(81); CrPC; Constitution Article 225; Customs Act Section 5
Headnote
MITHANI v. ASSTT. COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, BOMBAY & ANR. May 4, 1967 [K. N. WANCHOO, C.J., R. S, BACHAWAT, J. M. SHBLAT, V. BHAROAVA AND G. K. MITTER, JJ.) Constitution ·of India, Arts. 21 and 225-Hlgh Court cance/Ung ball in exercise of inherent powers-Wheth1r such powers violative of toms Act, 1878, and s. S of the Imports and Exports Control Act, 1947. Although he was at first released on bail by the Presidency Magistrate, the High Court, by an order dated March 6, 1967 in the exercise of its inherent powers cancelled the previous bail orders, as it found that the
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