Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 20 · Decided 6 February 1980
Shah Gumman Mal v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 20 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 1005
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 47/1974
- Decided
- 6 February 1980
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A.D. KOSHAL (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106, 114; Customs Act Section 135(1)(b), 135(1)(b)(ii), 123, 85(ii)
Headnote
Custoins Act I 962, Section 135 ( 1) (b) & Erh'ence Act, 1872, Sections 106 and 114-Preniises searched-Gold 'biscuits with /oreign niarkings recovered­ Accused not disclosing identity of person who gu ve the gold-Whether court can presume that the gold was smuggled and in1ported without able if the offender, acquires possession of or is in any way concerned in carrying removing, depositing, harbouring, keeping, concealing, selling or purchasing or in any other manner deaJ.ing \vith any goods which he kno\vs or has reason to believe are liable to confiscation under section
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