Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 259 · Decided 3 December 1974
Labhchand Dhanpat Singh Jain v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 259 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 907
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 79/1971
- Decided
- 3 December 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, A.C. GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BSA; CrPC Section 342; Evidence Act Section 114; Customs Act Section 108, 111, 123, 135
Headnote
907 B Customs Act, 1962, s. 108, 111, 123 and 135-Scope of, c D E G H ~1·idenct Act (I of 1~72) S-,106 and 114-Bur~en of proof oi lnnoce11t receipt of 110/d-Pres11mpt1011 against accused on totality of evidence, if pro­ perly drawn. Code of Crimi111i/"Proced11re (Act 5 of 1898) s. because of his suspiciom; condu:t, and, when he was searched, 9 bars of gold with foreign markings were found . secreted in specially made concealed pockets of his trousers. When he was produced be· fore the Additional Chief Inspector of Customs he made a statement recorded l?.nder
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