Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 287 · Decided 9 December 1965
Seth Durgaprasad ETC. v. H. R. Gomes
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 287 · [1966] 2 S.C.R. 991
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 677/1965
- Decided
- 9 December 1965
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, V. RAMASWAMI, P. SATYANARAYANA RAJU (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Customs Act Section 110(3), 105, 2(34)
Headnote
SETH DURGAPRASAD ETC. v. H. R. GOMES December 9, 1965 991 B (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C.J., K. N. WANCHOO, D E F G H M. HrDAYATULLAH, V. R.AMASWAMl AND P. SATYANARAYANA RAJU, JJ.J Defence of !~die' Rules. 1 %3-Rule 126(2)-Whether permits seiziire of documents. Indian Custo111s Act, 1962 s. only­ 'secreted', meaning of-Section l10(3), seizure of docunients under­ Documents lVhether can be seized froni a person in legal and not physical possession. Searches were carried out in the appellants' premises by the Superin­ tendent of Customs and Central Excise Nagpur. The
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