Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Mohanlal Jitamalji Porwal & Anr.

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Reported as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 677

Bench M.P. Thakkar and S. Natarajan JJ.

Decided 26 March 1987

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the applica- tion should have been granted in the facts and circumstances of the y ... case with the end in view to do full and true justice.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Customs Act, 1962: s. 123 and s. 135( 1) read with s. 111- Presumption that goods seized were smuggled goods-When to be raised-' Reasonable belief-Connotation of. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 391-Additional evidence to prove a document-Admissibility of-Lapse of six years-Whether material. Practice & Procedure ) Criminal Trial-Economic offences-Cause of the community Courts to give equal treatment. The respondent accused, a rail passenger, was found by the Customs Officer wearing a waistchain weighing 820 gms., made of pure gold and coated with mercury so as to give an appearance of

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2013 Nimmagadda Prasad v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
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Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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