Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 84 · Decided 3 February 1997
K.I. Pavunny v. Assistant Collector (Head Quarter), Central Excise Collectorate, Cochin
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 84 · [1997] 1 S.C.R. 797
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 543/1988
- Decided
- 3 February 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 386, 173; Evidence Act Section 24, 24to30; Constitution Article 136, 141; Customs Act Section 108, 135, 130E, 85(1)(a), 86
Headnote
v. ASSISTANT COLLECTOR (HEAD QUARTER), CENTRAL EXCISE COLLECTORATE, COCHIN FEBRUARY 3, 1997 {K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD AND G.B. PATTANAIK, JJ.) Customs Act, 1962: Section 108. Person suspected by a Customs Officer/authority of having committed an offence under the Act-Status of-:-Held: such Officer-Hence, his statement recorded during an inquiry under S,108 or d:Jring confiscation proceedings was not that of an accused withir, D the meaning of 5.24 of the Evidence Act-Evidence Act, 1872, S.24. Person suspected of having committed an offence under the Act-Con­ fessional
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