Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 498 · Decided 4 May 2023
Yamal Manojbhai v. Union of India & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 498 · [2023] 4 S.C.R. 916
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 55/2023
- Decided
- 4 May 2023
- Bench
- KRISHNA MURARI, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32; NDPS Act; Customs Act Section 123, 127B, 132, 135, 127
Headnote
Customs Act, 1962 - ss.123, 127B - Seized goods specified u/s.123, remedy of settlement u/s.127B if available - Held: Per Krishna Murari, J. In cases of seizure within the customs area, s.123 cannot apply and the accused is entitled to the remedy of by the Bombay High Court in Suresh Raheja case states the correct position of law - Per Sanjay Karol, J. Proviso to s.127B(1) specifies certain categories of goods that are barred from the jurisdiction of the settlement commission including goods mentioned u/s.123 and goods relating to NDPS
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