Smuggling - Gold - distinct offences or not - It is true that ...

Case Laws Customs

February 4, 2021

Smuggling - Gold - distinct offences or not - It is true that every act of smuggling may not be covered under the definition of Terrorist act and only such smuggling of any material can be termed as Terrorist act which is done with intent to threaten or likely to threaten the economic security and to cause damage to the monetary stability of the country. In this case, the petitioner has been found to be smuggler of huge quantity of gold as well as facilitator to other fellow smugglers. Therefore, it cannot be said that this FIR is a discriminatory act towards him. - HC

View Source

← Previous Next →

Smuggling - Gold - distinct offences or not - It is true that ...

Case Laws Customs

February 4, 2021

You may also like:

Smuggling - Gold - It is true that the conduct of the appellants was suspicious - But, the Officers did not have a reasonable belief in the first place to assert that...

Confiscating absolutely seven gold bars having foreign make marking - Smuggling - Hyundai Verna Car - sufficient evidence to prove foreign origin goods - The Tribunal...

Smuggling - Absolute confiscation of the seized gold of foreign marking - Since the conditions for import of gold as per the notification issued by DGFT and the...

Customs Officers seized gold bars believing they were liable for confiscation under reasonable belief of smuggling. However, the gold was covered under proper documents,...

Smuggling - Absolute confiscation of three gold bars and one small piece of remelted gold - Penalty u/s 112(a) and (b)(i) of Customs Act - The Tribunal noted that the...

Smuggling of gold - Imposition of penalties u/s 112 - The appellants were intercepted along with their luggage, which was found to contain smuggled gold bars. However,...

Smuggling - Gold of Foreign Origin - Commissioner Of Customs (Appeals) quashed the confiscation and penalty - There were no grounds for reasonable belief at the time of...

Smuggling - Gold - the department could not adduce any evidence whatsoever to prove that the said two gold bars were smuggled in the two countries. Therefore, the...

Smuggling - recovery of Gold - foreign origin - The gold of Indian origin is generally of 916 purity (22 carat) - None of the appellants have placed on record any...

Smuggling of the gold bars - bona fide baggage - The Tribunal found that the appellant knowingly avoided declaring the gold bars upon arrival, thus violating customs...

Smuggling of gold - Baggage Rules - Prohibited goods or not - allegations are that appellants did not opt for red channel to declare the gold nor did they file any...

Smuggling - Confiscation of Gold - The gold being carried in the present facts and circumstances is neither of commercial quantity nor it was carrying the gold as the...

Seizure of gold - Smuggling - chemical examiner can only give the percentage of gold in the gold bars but cannot say whether the seized goods are of foreign origin -...

Smuggling - illegal importation of the seized gold - Confiscation of the gold and Indian currency - The Tribunal found no evidence linking the seized Indian currency to...

Application for Grant of bail - smuggling foreign origin gold - No duty paid - The High court ultimately rejected the bail application, citing the materials collected...

Quick Updates: