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Issues: Whether the seized hides and skins and the truck were liable to confiscation on the basis that the goods had been attempted to be exported to Bangladesh, and whether the associated redemption fine and personal penalties could be sustained.
Analysis: The Tribunal examined the surrounding circumstances, including the appellants' claim that the original truck had overturned on NH-34, the challans produced for loading, the route taken by the replacement truck, the location of interception on a road said to lead away from the Bangladesh border, and the statements of the driver and khalasi. It found that the customs authorities had not effectively contradicted the appellants' explanation by enquiry or evidence. On the material before it, the Tribunal held that the facts did not support an inference of an attempt to export the goods to Bangladesh.
Conclusion: The confiscation of the goods and truck, the redemption fine, and the personal penalties were not sustainable.
Final Conclusion: The appeals succeeded and the impugned adjudication was set aside, resulting in relief to the appellants.
Ratio Decidendi: Confiscation and penalty for attempted export cannot be sustained unless the evidence establishes, on the facts and circumstances, a clear attempt to export the goods out of India.
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