Shri Dhananjay Bhalchandra Desai v. The Union of India & Anr.
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Bench
- RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, A S GADKARI
Provisions considered
- Customs Act, 1962 s. 108
Judgment
Shri Dhananjay Bhalchandra Desai. … Petitioner. V/s. The Union of India and another. … Respondents. ______________________ Mr.Parvez Memon with Mr.Aditya Talpade, Mr.Pratik Karande for the Petitioner. Ms.Nitee Pande with Ms.Mamta Omle for Respondent No.1. Mr.Vinod Chate, A.P.P. for the Respondent- State. ______________________ SANJAY KASHINATH NANOSKAR SANJAY KASHINATH NANOSKAR P.C.:- CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. DATE : 25th NOVEMBER 2025. 1) By this Petition, the Petitioner is seeking following prayer:
(a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the Respondent No.1 Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and/or its officers to permit the presence of an Advocate at a visible but not audible distance during interrogation of the Petitioner in ongoing investigation in F.No.DRI/ MZU/NS-I/I NT-164/ENQ-63/2025, and for videography of such interrogation/recording of statement under section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962
2) Learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.1, on instructions submitted that, the inquiry of the Petitioner would be conducted under C.C.TV surveillance. That, the apprehension of the Petitioner that, he will be coerced or forced to give a particular statement is preposterous, as it is SKN the inquiry which is being conducted by the concerned Officer of Respondent No.1. The said statement is accepted. 3) In view thereof, learned Advocate for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw Petition unconditionally.
3.1) Leave granted. 4) Disposed off as withdrawn. (RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.)
(A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Customs Act, 1962 — s. 108.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Bombay High Court, on 25 Nov 2025. The bench was RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, A S GADKARI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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