Rahul Chetan Mehta vs Intelligence Officer, Central Intelligence Unit — 153/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482. Disposed: Contested--BAIL GRANTED on 11th March 2026.

Case disposed

Cri.Bail Appln. - Bail Application

CNR: MHRG170003142026

e-Filing Number

18-02-2026

Filing Number

240/2026

Filing Date

20-Feb-2026

Registration No

153/2026

Registration Date

20-Feb-2026

Court

District and Addl. Sessions Judge, Panvel, Dist., Raigad

Judge

1-District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

Decision Date

11-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--BAIL GRANTED

Last updated 13-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Rahul Chetan Mehta

    Adv. PURSANI SACHI RAJU

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Intelligence Officer, Central Intelligence Unit

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Mar-2026

    Order on ExhibitView PDF

    Case Summary The Additional Sessions Judge at Panvel granted anticipatory bail to Rahul Chetan Mehta in a customs fraud case involving alleged mis-declaration of walnuts' country of origin to wrongfully claim SAFTA duty exemptions resulting in ~₹11.17 crore revenue loss. The court found that as a shipping line manager, Mehta neither controlled customs declarations nor derived direct benefit from duty exemptions, and bills of lading are transport documents that don't determine origin eligibility under SAFTA, making custodial interrogation unnecessary given his fixed local residence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 11-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  4. 10-Mar-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  6. 07-Mar-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  7. 06-Mar-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  8. 05-Mar-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  9. 28-Feb-2026

    Order

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  10. 25-Feb-2026

    Reply/Say

    District Judge 1 and additional sessions Judge Panvel

  11. 20-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 20-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 153/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Additional Sessions Judge at Panvel granted anticipatory bail to Rahul Chetan Mehta in a customs fraud case involving alleged mis-declaration of walnuts' country of origin to wrongfully claim SAFTA duty exemptions resulting in ~₹11.17 crore revenue loss. The court found that as a shipping line manager, Mehta neither controlled customs declarations nor derived direct benefit from duty exemptions, and bills of lading are transport documents that don't determine origin eligibility under SAFTA, making custodial interrogation unnecessary given his fixed local residence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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