Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 275 · Decided 18 October 1968
Romesh Chandra Mehta v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 275 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 461
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 27/1967
- Decided
- 18 October 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, G.K. MITTER, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 167(81); CrPC Section 173; Evidence Act Section 25, 20(3); Constitution Article 20(3); Customs Act Section 108, 135
Headnote
Sea Customs Act (8 of 1878), and Customs Act (52 of 1962)-Cus­ toms Officer-If police officer within the meaning of s. 25 of the Evi­ dence Act (1 of 1872). The accused were charged with some offences under s. 120-B Indian Penal Code read with s. 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, s. S Control Act, 1947, for specific offences under the Sea Customs Act, and for offences under ss. 108 and 135 of the Customs Act, 1962. Statements made by the accused to an officer of customs in an enquiry under s. 171-A of the Sea Customs Act and statements made were tendered in evidence. On the
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