Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 99 · Decided 25 January 2008

Union of India v. Anil Chanana & Another

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2008 INSC 99 · [2008] 2 S.C.R. 1
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 683/2008
Decided
25 January 2008
Bench
S.H. KAPADIA, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Customs Act Section 77, 108, 111, 1278, 132, 135, 137, 32

Headnote

1 UNION OF INDIA A v. ANIL CHANANA & ANOTHER (Civil Appeal No. 683 of 2008) JANUARY 25, 2008 B (S.H. KAPADIA AND B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, JJ.) ¥ Customs Act, 1962; ss. 77, 108, 111, 1278, 132, 135 & 137: Attempt to smuggle diamond ear rings - False c declaration - Evasion of payment of authority imposing fine - Challenge to - D Dismissed by High Court - Correctness of - Held: Incorrect - Compounding authority duty bound to find out existence of ~ material evidence which suggests disclosure as inaccurate/ Misleading/incomplete, particularly when contradiction noticed in

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