CESTAT adjudicated a case involving alleged submission of false ...

Export Document Case: Intermediary Cleared of Fraud Charges Due to Lack of Direct Evidence in Customs Proceedings

April 14, 2025

Case Laws Customs AT

CESTAT adjudicated a case involving alleged submission of false export documents. The tribunal found insufficient evidence to substantiate charges of abetment or fraudulent activity against the appellant, who merely acted as an intermediary transmitting documents received from a shipping agency to a Customs House Agent. Without credible proof of deliberate misconduct or material misrepresentation, the tribunal ruled that imposing penalties under Sections 114(iii) and 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 was unjustified. Relying on precedent from a similar case, the tribunal emphasized that penalties can only be imposed when positive involvement in fraudulent import/export is conclusively established. The appeal was consequently allowed, and the penalties were set aside.

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CESTAT adjudicated a case involving alleged submission of false ...

Export Document Case: Intermediary Cleared of Fraud Charges Due to Lack of Direct Evidence in Customs Proceedings

April 14, 2025

Case Laws Customs AT

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