Supreme Court of India
Gulam Hussain Shaikh Chougule v. S. Reynolds, Suptd. of Customs, Marmgoa
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What the Court ordered
We hold that a statement recorded by Customs Officers under Section 108 of the Customs Act is admissible in evidence.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Customs Act, 1962 : Sections 108 and 135. Confessional Statement-Contraband goods-Interception of trawler Presence of accused on trawler-Arrest-Statement recorded by customs of-. ' .fleer-Conviction of accused held valid-Held such a statement was neither hit by Section 164 Cr.P. . nor Section 125 Evidence Act. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Section 164-Applicability of Evidence Act, 1872 : Sections 24 and 25-Applicability of. Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 136-Appeal-lnteiference with concurrent findings of fact Held not called for. The appellant was prosecuted under Section 135
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Where later benches applied it
- 2015 M/s. Ivrcl Infrastructure & Projects Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs, Chennai
- 2008 Vinod Solanki v. Union of India & Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 mentioned
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