Excise Act, 19443. The
mobile phones were also found to be without IMEI numbers
without which the mobile phones could not have been
imported ... defence, this impugned order was
passed absolutely confiscating the mobile phones without IMEI
numbers, confiscating but releasing on payment of redemption
fine the other mobile
found that International Mobile Equipment Identity (hereinafter referred to as IMEI) number of phones were allocated to other brands like Nokia and Samsung ... Policy 2009-2014, import of Mobile handsets without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is prohibited. It is true that the handsets imported by the appellant
used
mobile phones (1) Micromax Mobile Phone Model No.X258
bearing IMEI No.911335303708505 & 911335303708513, (2)
Intex Aqua Star 5.0 Mobile Phone bearing ... bearing IMEI
No.911403851549273 & 911403851599278, (3) Samsung Mobile
Phone Model No.SM-G355H bearing IMEI No.356894061942096
& 356895061942093, (4) Samsung Mobile Phone Model
recorded in Para 12 of the SCN.
➢ The objection regarding IMEI No. and BIS should have
been directed to Chennai Customs who had cleared
71312L
S/N- 27528430 3038837
(vi) 1 Mobile Samsung G7-N7100
IMEI- 354833/05/032767/1
(vii) 1 Mobile Samsung G7-19082
24
C/50399 ... 2024 & 3 ors.
IMEI- 355886/05/053076/8
(viii) 1 Mobile HTC Model M8e
(ix) 1 Mobile Samsung SM- N915G
IMEI- 357088/06/ 001843
Samsung A-5 Model Smart Phone with Vodafone SIM No.
9953813888 (IMEI- 1- 352810081083715, IMEI-2-
352809081083717), (ii) Samsung Keypad Mobile with vodafone ... IMEI-1-356126062091734, IMEI-2-
356127062091732) & (iii) Samsung Keypad Mobile with
vodafone SIM No. 7291969206 (IMEI-1-357710086800805,
IMEI-2-357711086800803) were also recovered
further
investigation and the identity of the phone with respect to IMEI number was
established by the DRI. Further the extracts of the whatsapp messages ... further investigation, which was sealed in an envelope
(without recording the IMEI No.) bearing signature of Shri Pankaj Jain.
Evidently, IMEI number is the identification
back panels (including camera etc.) along with mobile
chips screens and IMEI strips covered under another HAWB of
same master airway bill had been seized ... which it was
reported that 173 pieces of yellow colored stickers having IMEI
number are counterfeit and are found to be in violation
under Section 125 of the Customs Act, 1962.
2.2 Regarding requirement of IMEI No. under Notification No. 14/2009-14 dated 14/10/2009 ... appellant any opportunity to explain, held that importer has to declare valid IMEI No. of each mobile phone imported. That by doing this, the adjudicating
officers; one old and used black coloured Micromax
X777 mobile phone having IMEI No.
911493756611625 and IMEI No. 911493757016626
fitted with SIM Cards bearing mobile ... used steel grey coloured
Mato E4 Plus android mobile phone having IMEI No.
356513084605734 and 356513084605742 fitted with
SIM Cards having mobile numbers
