https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197155 The forum set aside the order of confiscation, redemption fine, and penalty imposed on the appellant for the interception of silver bars in an Auto by customs officials. The appellant successfully argued that the silver bars were of Indian origin with Indian markings, not smuggled, as confirmed by the seller. As there was no evidence of foreign origin or illicitly smuggled bullion, the provisions of Section 123 of the Customs Act did not apply. The appeal was allowed, and the impugned order was set aside with consequential benefits granted to the appellant. en-us Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:04:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197155 The forum set aside the order of confiscation, redemption fine, and penalty imposed on the appellant for the interception of silver bars in an Auto by customs officials. The appellant successfully argued that the silver bars were of Indian origin with Indian markings, not smuggled, as confirmed by the seller. As there was no evidence of foreign origin or illicitly smuggled bullion, the provisions of Section 123 of the Customs Act did not apply. The appeal was allowed, and the impugned order was set aside with consequential benefits granted to the appellant. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197155