https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41374 An illegal search does not automatically vitiate seizure, later investigation, or trial; the evidence may still be considered with caution. In smuggling prosecutions, the Court held that the smuggled character of gold and the accused's guilty knowledge may be proved by circumstantial evidence, including foreign markings, concealment, high purity, and absconding conduct. It also construed "acquires possession," "keeping," and similar expressions broadly under the Customs Act and the Defence of India Rules, covering conscious possession and concealment rather than only ownership or purchase. On that basis, the prosecution succeeded on the proved counts and the acquittal was reversed in part. en-us Tue, 04 Dec 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41374 An illegal search does not automatically vitiate seizure, later investigation, or trial; the evidence may still be considered with caution. In smuggling prosecutions, the Court held that the smuggled character of gold and the accused's guilty knowledge may be proved by circumstantial evidence, including foreign markings, concealment, high purity, and absconding conduct. It also construed "acquires possession," "keeping," and similar expressions broadly under the Customs Act and the Defence of India Rules, covering conscious possession and concealment rather than only ownership or purchase. On that basis, the prosecution succeeded on the proved counts and the acquittal was reversed in part. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 04 Dec 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41374