Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 164 · Decided 10 September 1973
Jethamal Pithaji v. The Assistant Collector of Customs Bombay and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 164 · [1974] 1 S.C.R. 645
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 48/1970
- Decided
- 10 September 1973
- Bench
- HANS RAJ KHANNA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 342; Customs Act
Headnote
645 Sea Customs 4ct (8 of 1878), s. 167(81)-l'tatement to customs officer contai11i11g inculpatory and exculpator:y statements-If inculpatory porrion can be relied on for con1'iction. The appellant, a goldsmith, was convicted under s. 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, in that he was in The evidence aga~nst him consisted of his statement recorded by the customs officer and the evidence of the sub-inspector of police who seized the gold bars from him. Jn his sta!ement to the customs officer the appellant stated that he was duped by another who left the bag with him and that it
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