Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 59 · Decided 18 March 1976
Veera Ibrahim v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 59 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 672
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 234/1971
- Decided
- 18 March 1976
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 24; Constitution Article 20(3), 134(1)(c), 20; Customs Act Section 108, 5, 135(a), 123(2), 135, 135(b)
Headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 20(3), conditions for applicabilitv of, whether enquiry is 'accusation' lvithin the meaning of-Evidence Act, S. 24, when attracted-What amounts to 'confession' under S. 24. A truck was seized with its contents of contraband goods for foreign make~ on which no duty had while escaping from the truck and Rs. 2000/- were seized from him. His statement was recorded under S. 108, Customs Act. 1962. The appellant and the driver of the truck. were convicted by the Trial Court. under Ss. 135 (a) and 135 (b) of the Customs Act, 1962, and S. 5 of the Imports &
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