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Issues: Whether the penalty and confiscation under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act were sustainable in the absence of legal evidence and proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Analysis: The seizure and the incriminating material were obtained by the police, and the appellant's statement was not recorded under section 40 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973. The authority relied substantially on the appellant's statement and surrounding circumstances, but there was no independent investigation proving the existence of the alleged foreign principal or establishing the necessary live link to show contravention. In proceedings of a penal nature, the material must be sufficiently reliable and supported by corroboration so that the conclusion of guilt is not based on conjecture or speculation. The statement before the police, without proper statutory recording and without corroborative evidence, was not enough to sustain the charge.
Conclusion: The penalty and confiscation were not sustainable and were set aside in favour of the appellant.
Ratio Decidendi: In penal proceedings under foreign exchange law, guilt must rest on legal and corroborated evidence capable of establishing contravention beyond reasonable doubt; an uncorroborated police statement recorded outside the statutory framework is insufficient.
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