Supreme Court of India

Sachidananda Benerji, Assistant Collector of Customs v. Sitaram Agarwala and Another

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Reported as [1966] 2 S.C.R. 1
Bench K. Subba Rao, K. N. Wanchoo, J. C. Shah. S. M. Slkri and V. Ramaswami JJ.
Decided 5 October 1965

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From the headnote

Sea Customs Act (8 of 1878), s. 167(8!)-Liability of person other than importer-"Concerned in or dealing with goods", n1ea11i11g of. The !st respondent had gone to' the 2nd respondent after previous, arrangement with him, with a large sum of money to purchase gold which was known to them lo be smuggled and lo have been imported into India against the restrictions impo~ed on the import of gold: The police inter­ vened, recovered the gold and arrested them. The gold was confiscated under s. 167 ( 8) of the Sea Customs Act',, 1878. The respondents were prosecuted for an offence under s. 167(81)

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