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Naresh J. Sukhawani vs Union Of India on 6 November, 1995

5.7 Honble Supreme Court in case of Naresh J. Sukhawani vs. Union of India reported in 1996 (83) E.L.T.  258 (S.C.) examined the evidence value of the statement of a co-accused recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962, which is pari-materia with Section 14 of the Central Excise Act, 1944. In this case, one Shri S. Solanki was apprehended by the Customs officers at Sahar International Airport attempting to smuggle foreign exchange out of India and Shri Solanki in his statement recorded under Section 108 of Customs Act, 1962, implicated one Shri Subhash Dudani, as the person who had given the foreign exchange to him for being taken to Hong Kong. On inquiry with Shri Dudani, he in his statement under Section 108 of Customs Act, 1962 implicated Shri Naresh Sukhwani as the person who was behind the attempted smuggling of foreign exchange. The point of dispute was as to whether the statement of Shri Dudani under Section 108 of Customs Act, implicating Shri Naresh Sukhawani is a substantive evidence sufficient to prove the charge against Shri Naresh Sukhawani. On this point Honble Supreme Court held thus -
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