Supreme Court · 1967 INSC 302 · Decided 14 December 1967
Haroon Haji Abdulla v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1967 INSC 302 · [1968] 2 S.C.R. 641
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 42/1965
- Decided
- 14 December 1967
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 167; Evidence Act Section 30; Constitution Article 136; Customs Act
Headnote
Evidence Act (1 of 1872), ss. 30, ll4(b) and 133-Confessiott of r:o-accused-Extent to which it could be used as corrobqration of accom 4 plice evidence. Gold was smuggled into India by bringing it in steam launches from places on the Persian Gulf, transhipping it into Indian boats standing out at and by being taken away by pexsons waiting for it. There was a raid on the night of August 13, 1961 while a consignment was being brought in. Many of tlje smugglers were arrested, th~ case was investigated into, and on the 14th. the Customs Authorities served notices upon the suspects under s.
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