https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388721 Final confiscation orders cannot be reopened merely because the connected criminal prosecution ended in acquittal. The confiscation of the gold bars and silver ingots had already been upheld in statutory proceedings, affirmed in revision, and left undisturbed by the Supreme Court, so the orders had attained finality. The criminal acquittal did not decide the validity or effect of those confiscation orders and could not revive a claim for release of the goods. The petitioner therefore had no entitlement to release on the basis of the acquittal. en-us Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:39:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388721 Final confiscation orders cannot be reopened merely because the connected criminal prosecution ended in acquittal. The confiscation of the gold bars and silver ingots had already been upheld in statutory proceedings, affirmed in revision, and left undisturbed by the Supreme Court, so the orders had attained finality. The criminal acquittal did not decide the validity or effect of those confiscation orders and could not revive a claim for release of the goods. The petitioner therefore had no entitlement to release on the basis of the acquittal. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388721