Rule 7 - Withdrawal of Immunity from Prosecution in certain conditions - Customs (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2005

7. Withdrawal of Immunity from Prosecution in certain conditions. - (1) An immunity granted to a person under rule 6 shall stand withdrawn if such person fails to pay any sum specified in the order of compounding passed by the Compounding authority, under sub-rule (3) of rule 4 within the time specified in such order or fails to comply with any other condition subject to which the immunity was granted and thereupon the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 shall apply as if no such immunity had been granted. (2) An immunity granted to a person under 1 [ rule (6) ] above may, at any time, be withdrawn by the Compounding authority, if he is satisfied that such person had, in the course of the compounding proceedings, concealed any particulars, material or had given false evidence, and thereupon such person may be tried for the offence with respect to which immunity was granted or for any other offence that appears to have been committed by him in connection with the compounding proceedings and thereupon the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 shall apply as if no such immunity had been granted. ************* NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 69/2022-Customs (N. T.) dated 22-08-2022 before it was read as, sub-rule (1)