Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 689 · Decided 6 November 1995
Naresh J. Sukhawani v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 689 · [1995] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 778
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 23708/1995
- Decided
- 6 November 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 30; Customs Act Section 10, 108
Headnote
J. SUKHAWANI v .. UNION OF INDIA NOVEMBER 6, 1995 B fK. RAMASWAMY AND B.N. KJRPAL, J.J.j Customs Act, 1962 : S.10/f---Forcign CWTency-Scizure of-Statcmc11t of co-accused i11cul­ C cati11g the petitio11e1-Evide11tiary value of-Held, statement recorded under S.108 is a 111ate1ial piece of out of India. On the statement of one D of the accused, the Customs Officials searched the premises of the petitioner in his absence but nothing incriminating was recovered. Hen\'· ever, they initiated proceedings for confiscation of the foreign currency and used the statement of the said
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