https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408097 Where a pending customs investigation involves serious allegations of gold recovery and offences under the Customs Act, permission to travel abroad may be refused if there is a real risk that the person will not return or may hamper the investigation and filing of the charge sheet. The Court also held that permitting cash in place of the required fixed deposit was not justified in those circumstances. The orders allowing foreign travel and substitution of cash for the FDR were therefore set aside in favour of the petitioner. en-us Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 May 2021 08:36:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408097 Where a pending customs investigation involves serious allegations of gold recovery and offences under the Customs Act, permission to travel abroad may be refused if there is a real risk that the person will not return or may hamper the investigation and filing of the charge sheet. The Court also held that permitting cash in place of the required fixed deposit was not justified in those circumstances. The orders allowing foreign travel and substitution of cash for the FDR were therefore set aside in favour of the petitioner. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408097