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Smuggling - Gold - It is true that the conduct of the appellants was suspicious - But, the Officers did not have a reasonable belief in the first place to assert that the seized primary gold was smuggled gold which is essential to shift the burden on to the accused under Section 123 - the officers of the Department had no reasonable belief that the gold was smuggled and therefore they have not discharged their responsibility of forming reasonable belief under Section 123 without which the burden of proof will not shift to the person from whom the gold is seized. - AT
Smuggling - Gold - It is true that the conduct of the appellants was suspicious - But, the Officers did not have a reasonable belief in the first place to assert that the seized primary gold was smuggled gold which is essential to shift the burden on to the accused under Section 123 - the officers of the Department had no reasonable belief that the gold was smuggled and therefore they have not discharged their responsibility of forming reasonable belief under Section 123 without which the burden of proof will not shift to the person from whom the gold is seized. - AT
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