Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 282 · Decided 27 February 2019
Department of Customs v. Sharad Gandhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 282 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 174/2019
- Decided
- 27 February 2019
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 254; Customs Act Section 132, 135(1)(a), 135
Headnote
Customs Act, 1962: ss.132 and 135(1)(a) - Prosecution under, in regard to the antiquities or art treasures - Held: Prosecution under ss.132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art treasures - Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, Act, 1972: s.30 - Whether the words 'any law in force' must be construed ejusdem generis with the two laws indicated in s.30 namely, the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 - Held: The 1904
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