Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 201 · Decided 13 October 1977
Remo Paul Altoe v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 201 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 719
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 191/1977
- Decided
- 13 October 1977
- Bench
- A.C. GUPTA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 452(1); Customs Act Section 135, 11, 111
Headnote
719 A Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act II of 1974), s. 452(1)-0rder for dis- B posal of property at conclusion of trial-Confiscated property under the Cuslonzs Acl not produced before the court or in custody or control of the court-The court ca1111ot 1nake an order for disposal of the property <ippellant, a foreigner, who arrived at Cal­ cutta by air from Bangkok on June 28, 1975, the Customs Authorities found 1701 U.S. dollars and 4400 Canadian dollars in his possession. For violation of the provisions of s.13(1) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 C read \Vith s.135 of
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