Appellant financed an individual for smuggling gold from Dubai and selling it in India. Penalty was...

Appellant financed an individual for smuggling gold from Dubai and selling it in India. Penalty was imposed u/s 112(b)(i) of the Customs Act, 1962. The Commissioner held that the appellant was concerned with selling, purchasing, and dealing with goods liable for confiscation, rendering them liable for penalty u/s 112(b)(i). Section 112(b) allows imposing a penalty when a person acquires possession of or is concerned in carrying, removing, depositing, harboring, keeping, concealing, selling, purchasing, or dealing with goods known or reasonably believed to be liable for confiscation u/s 111. However, the Revenue did not allege that the appellant was involved in such activities. The appellant did not acquire possession or concern themselves w..... .....

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