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1 - 10 of 15 (0.32 seconds)Section 121 in The Customs Act, 1962 [Entire Act]
Section 12 in The Central Excise Act, 1944 [Entire Act]
The Customs Act, 1962
M/S. Pandit D.P. Sharma vs C.C.E., Calcutta-Iv on 18 May, 2001
15. Further, in the case of Pandit D.P. Sharma vs. CCE,
Calcutta-II 2001 (137) E.L.T. 692 (Tri.-Cal.) the Tribunal held
that onus to proof that the sale proceeds is of clandestinely
removed goods lies on the Revenue, which is to be discharged
by production of an affirmation, tangible and positive evidence.
The relevant paragraph is reproduced as under:-
Commissioner Of Central Excise ... vs Sakeen Alloys Pvt Ltd on 1 December, 2014
The onus to establish such clandestine activities, resulting
in confirmation of demand is placed heavily on the
Revenue and is required to be discharged by production of
sufficient evidences. Further a case of clandestine removal
cannot be upheld on the basis of certain statements alone
as held in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise v.
Saakeen Alloys Pvt. Ltd. [2014 (308) E.L.T. 655
(Guj.)/2014] 46 taxmann.com 42 (Guj.)/[2014] 45 GST
723 (Guj.)] wherein Gujarat High Court rejected the
appeal of the Revenue by making following observations in
Para 10.
M/S Continental Cement Company vs Union Of India & Others on 2 September, 2014
997/2008, dated 26-8-2008 [2009 (244) E.L.T. 204
(Tribunal)]. The Hon'ble High Court in the case of
Continental Cement Company (supra) has inter alia
observed as under :
M/S Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd. vs Union Of India on 7 February, 2020
and Supreme Court's decision in the
case of Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Union of India - 1978 (2)
E.L.T. (J172) (S.C.)
Ugam Chand Bhandari vs Commissioner Of Central Excise, Madras on 5 May, 2004
23. I observe that no penalty is leviable on the Appellants as
there is no willful suppression. All the documents have been duly
filed by the Appellants and the case of the Department is based
on wrong calculation. A case of willful suppression attracting
penalty is not made out, especially considering that the
Department's allegations have no legs of evidence to stand on.
Reliance is placed on the decision of Ugam Chand Bhandari vs.
Excise Appeal No.721 of 2007
35 Excise Appeal No.722 of 2007
Excise Appeal No.724 of 2007
CCE, Madras 2004 (167) E.L.T. 491 (S.C.). The relevant
paragraph is reproduced as under:-
S. Kotteswaran vs Collector Of Central Excise (Customs) on 28 February, 1996
The mere non-accountal of the amount
and as to how they received the same is not sufficient
evidence to hold that these are sale proceeds of smuggled
silver. The Income Tax Department may have some cause
of action against the appellants in this matter. But as far
as the Customs authorities are concerned, this piece of
evidence i.e. non-explanation of its acquisition by these
appellants is not sufficient to prove that these represent
the sale proceeds of smuggled goods. The Department
should have produced some initial evidence to discharge
their onus and if they have done so, then in that case the
non-explanation of these appellants taken together may
have constituted the case against them. But the
Department cannot throw the burden on the appellant to
prove their acquisition of this amount and in the absence
of that proof it cannot be held that this amount represents
the sale proceeds of smuggled goods. In this view of the
matter, we hold that the confiscation of the above said
Excise Appeal No.721 of 2007
23 Excise Appeal No.722 of 2007
Excise Appeal No.724 of 2007
amount are not in accordance with the law and we set
aside the same and order that these amounts be returned
to the appellants. The appeals are accordingly allowed."