Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income Tax, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & Delhi & Ors. v. Tarsem Kumar & Anr.

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 294
Bench R.S. Pathak and Sabyasachi Mukharji JJ.
Decided 17 July 1986

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, unable to sustain this view with respect The High Court observed that the word "search" has varied meanings and it should be given the general meanings "to look for" or "seek" which are also well known.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

c Search and Seizure-Seizure amount in custody of customs i authorities-Court directing the customs authoriti£s to return the amount to the respondent-Whether the said amount could be seized by the Income-tax authoriti£s under section 132 of the Income tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 112(11) of the Income Tax Act, 1962 from the customs authorities-Whether it militates the provisions of section llO(II) of the ) Customs Act, 1962-Words and phrases-Meaning of"Search'', "Sei- zure'' and ''Possession'', explained. On 23rd Augnst, 1970, when the respondent was travelling by car, alleged to be

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