Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 734 · Decided 18 November 1997
Bhana Khalpa Bhai Patel v. Assistant Collector of Customs, Bulsar, Gujarat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 734 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 163
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 556/1981
- Decided
- 18 November 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, M. SRINIVASAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act Section 108
Headnote
Customs Act, 1962/Gold Control Act, 1968-Sections 108, 135 (1-A) A B & (1-B)/Section 25-Contraband Gold-Search & seizure-Statements C recorded under Section 108 of Customs Act-Testimony of co-accused­ Conviction by Trial Court-Confirmed by High Court-Held, statements recorded under justified in considering the evidence of co-accused­ Conviction upheld. The appellant along with ten others was prosecuted under Sec. 135 (I- DI A) and 135 (1-B) of the Customs Act 1962 and also under Sec. 25 of the Gold Control Act 1968. The case of the prosecution was that on receipt of
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