Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 79 · Decided 3 April 1974
Collector of Customs, Madras and Ors v. D. Bhoormul
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 79 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 833
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1142/1973
- Decided
- 3 April 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, R.S. SARKARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106; Customs Act Section 3
Headnote
F G \ H COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, MADRAS AND ORS v. D .. BHOORMUL April 3, 1974 [M. H. BEG AND R. S. SARKARIA, JJ;J 833 Sea C11sto1ns Act, 1878, Sec. 167(8_)--Irnports 11nd &pons Control Act, 1947-Sec. 3(2)-Confiscation of gi:>ods--Goods acquired jrom illegally i1nported stocks-Burden of ptoo/, per.tonal knowledge­ How far co11duc1 of 1lie alleged owner determinatii·e of legal inferenct regard· ing smuggled nature of goods. The preventive officers of the Customs Deptt. recovered from the shop of one Baboothmull ten packa8es containing imported goods, such as fountain
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