Akbar Badrudin Jiwani vs Collector Of Customs, Bombay on 14 February, 1990
He argued that Mens-rea is an essential ingredient for imposition of fine and penalties and since the said product was imported by the appellants on bona fide belief the penal action was not justified, relying upon the ratio of the decision in the case of Akbar Badruddin Jiwani v. Collector of Customs.