https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212860 Where goods are liable to confiscation, redemption fine may be imposed, but its quantum must remain reasonable and proportionate to the circumstances. The assessee had accepted the duty demand and penalty, leaving only the redemption fine in dispute. As the goods were found liable to confiscation, the fine was sustained in principle; however, because duty, interest and equivalent penalty had already been paid, the original fine was held excessive and reduced. en-us Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212860 Where goods are liable to confiscation, redemption fine may be imposed, but its quantum must remain reasonable and proportionate to the circumstances. The assessee had accepted the duty demand and penalty, leaving only the redemption fine in dispute. As the goods were found liable to confiscation, the fine was sustained in principle; however, because duty, interest and equivalent penalty had already been paid, the original fine was held excessive and reduced. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212860