Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Anticipatory Bail | Custodial Interrogation Unnecessary After Contraband Seizure When Section 123 BNS Validity Is Sub Judice : Bombay HC (Aurangabad Bench)
The Bombay High Court grants anticipatory bail to an accused in a contraband case, holding that once the contraband is seized and no further recovery is anticipated, custodial interrogation serves no investigative purpose - especially when the legal applicability of Section 123 BNS is pending before the Supreme Court. This sets a critical precedent for low-value contraband cases where pre-arrest liberty must be preserved unless investigation demands detention.