Customs Act sentencing reduced to period already undergone after prolonged trial and confinement factors were considered

In a Customs Act sentencing matter, the Delhi HC considered whether imprisonment should be reduced to the period already undergone. The petition was confined to sentence, and the court weighed the long pendency of the trial, the incarceration already suffered, the fine already deposited, and the confiscation of undeclared goods brought into the country. On those factors, the sentence of imprisonment was reduced to the period already undergone.

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Issues: Whether the sentence imposed for offences under the Customs Act should be reduced to the period already undergone.

Analysis: The petition was confined to the question of sentence. The relevant considerations were the long pendency of the trial, the period of incarceration already suffered, the fine already deposited, and confiscation of the goods brought into the country without declaration. In these circumstances, the sentence of imprisonment was considered liable to be reduced.

Conclusion: The sentence of imprisonment was reduced to the period already undergone.

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