Supreme Court of India

Radha Kishan Bhatia v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [1965] 2 S.C.R. 213
Bench K. Subba Rao, Raghubar Dayal and N. Rajagopala Ayyangar JJ.
Decided 23 November 1964

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow the appeal with costs throughout, set aside the order of the appellate Bench of the High Court and restore that of the Single Judge.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Sea Customs Act, 1878 (Act 8 of 1878), s. 167(8)-Person concerned in illegal importation of go/d,-who is-Inference from possession of gold held to be smuggled-Positive finding as to being concerned in illegal impor­ tation, necessity for recording. number of gold bars held to be smuggled were recovered from the person of the appellant. The Collector of Central Excise and Land Cus­ toms ordered the confiscation of the gold and imposed a penalty on the appellant under s. 167(8) of the Sea Customs Act (Act 8 of 1878). The appellant's writ petition challenging the above order was allowed by a

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