Gold Smuggling Archives

Delhi High Court| Importation of gold is a ‘prohibited item’ under Customs Act; Redemption/release subject to discretion of Adjudicating Officer

Importation of gold is a prohibited item within the meaning of Section 2(33) of Customs Act, and that redemption in case of importation of gold that is brought into India illegally in the form of ‘smuggling' does not entitle the owner or importer for automatic release/redemption of such item.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Written intimation of hearing just before commencement of video conference hearing by Advisory Board leads to SC quashing detention of man in a gold smuggling case

Supreme Court: In the case where the State Advisory Board had heard a detenu on video conference, without any sufficient prior intimation

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Gold Smuggling is not a terrorist activity, it does not qualify as ‘any other material’ under S. 15(1)(a)(iiia) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act; HC grants bail

Kerala High Court: In an interesting case the Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and M. R. Anitha, JJ., had granted bail