https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212288 Criminal proceedings against customs officials were found unsustainable where the alleged acts arose from seizure, valuation, and detention measures taken in the course of official duty. The complaint relied mainly on oral allegations of extortion and defamation, without payment, credible material, or facts showing conduct outside statutory functions or bad faith. In these circumstances, continuation of prosecution would amount to harassment and abuse of process, and the protection for acts done in good faith under the Customs Act supported quashing of the complaint and consequential proceedings. en-us Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212288 Criminal proceedings against customs officials were found unsustainable where the alleged acts arose from seizure, valuation, and detention measures taken in the course of official duty. The complaint relied mainly on oral allegations of extortion and defamation, without payment, credible material, or facts showing conduct outside statutory functions or bad faith. In these circumstances, continuation of prosecution would amount to harassment and abuse of process, and the protection for acts done in good faith under the Customs Act supported quashing of the complaint and consequential proceedings. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212288