https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40767 A conviction for unauthorised trading in gold under the Gold (Control) Act could not be sustained where the alleged confession was retracted and found unreliable, and the remaining evidence did not prove actual trading beyond reasonable doubt. The seizure of ornaments from the accused's house, without recovery of trading equipment or testimony from any witness seeing gold business, was insufficient to establish contravention. The ornaments were also not shown to exceed the permissible free allowance. On that material, the benefit of doubt applied and the acquittal was properly maintained. en-us Mon, 26 Nov 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 May 2010 14:53:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40767 A conviction for unauthorised trading in gold under the Gold (Control) Act could not be sustained where the alleged confession was retracted and found unreliable, and the remaining evidence did not prove actual trading beyond reasonable doubt. The seizure of ornaments from the accused's house, without recovery of trading equipment or testimony from any witness seeing gold business, was insufficient to establish contravention. The ornaments were also not shown to exceed the permissible free allowance. On that material, the benefit of doubt applied and the acquittal was properly maintained. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 26 Nov 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40767