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voyage to Genoa. The customs authorities got information that he was smuggling currency. At Cochin, the customs officers boarded the vessel and asked the petitioner

smuggled, that those very smuggled goods had been sold and that the sale has been made with conscious knowledge that the goods are smuggled goods ... record to suggest that any gold was smuggled; that any gold smuggled was sold; and the currency under seizure was the sale proceeds thereof

transporting smuggled gold in the past and the said currency was the sale proceeds of smuggled gold which was to be taken to Calcutta ... Department to prove that the goods are smuggled as also the foreign currency which has been seized is not smuggled goods and therefore, the Department

export of textile goods. The Indian Currency of Rs. 2,86,500/- was the sale proceeds of smuggled goods. It was contended by Shri Razack ... sale proceeds of smuggled goods. I, therefore, order confiscation,of the Indian currency of Rs. 2,86,500/- under Section 121 of the Customs

smuggled goods. In the grounds of detention furnished to the detenu, the detaining authority, after adverting to the circumstances attending the seizure of currency notes ... seizure of currency notes, gold ornaments and silver bullion was wholly irrelevant if the purpose was to prevent "keeping" of smuggled goods

eligible passenger has to pay the duty by way of foreign currency. 4. In these cases, the petitioners stayed abroad for more than six months ... scheme an organised smuggling of silver in the names of passengers and the payment of duty in foreign currency procured locally in India

Mathey, London". Indian currency of Rs. 1,340 was also found on him. The slabs as well as the currency were attached under ... Customs authorities took charge of the slabs believing that it was smuggled gold with foreign markings. A statement of the accused was also recorded

Regulation) Act, 1992. He dropped the proceedings with respect to the Indian currency. He imposed a penalty of Rs. 1,00,000/- on the appellant ... officers seized the same on a reasonable belief that the same are smuggled into India. 3. The officers also recovered 6 Nos. of silver ingots

letters of credit and bills of exchange etc." expressed in foreign currency. Therefore, it follows that gold coins with foreign marking which ... which the Section applies are seized in the reasonable belief they are smuggled goods from the possession of a person, the burden of proving that