Pawan Kant vs Directorate Of Enforcement on 17 November, 2023
9. Learned senior counsels appearing for the applicant/petitioner
submit that the proceedings in the said ECIR ought to be stayed against
the petitioner as the predicate offence for the said ECIR are the
proceedings under Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 being Ct. Case
No.2012/2022 titled as „DRI v. Salt Experience and Management Pvt.
Ltd. & Ors.‟, which has already been stayed by this Court vide order dated
03.11.2023 in CRL.M.C. 7919/2023 titled as „Pawan Kant v. Directorate
of Revenue Intelligence‟ observing that the adjudication proceedings
against the petitioner had been dismissed by the Customs Excise and
Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [CESTAT] in Appeal No.50497/2022
titled as "Pawan Munjal vs. Commissioner of Customs", and the same
has since been affirmed by a Division Bench of this Court vide order dated
05.10.2023 in CUSAA No.3/2023 titled as „Commissioner of Customs,
New Customs House, New Delhi vs. Pawan Kant‟.