https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41908 Customs and gold control adjudication proceedings were treated as independent of pending criminal prosecution, so the petitioners could not insist on postponement merely because they might disclose their defence. The Court held that confiscation or penalty under the Customs Act does not bar punishment under other law, and that customs authorities do not exercise criminal jurisdiction. As a result, Article 20(3) protection against self-incrimination was not attracted simply because criminal complaints were pending, and the challenge to continue the departmental inquiry was rejected. en-us Fri, 03 Jun 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:23:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41908 Customs and gold control adjudication proceedings were treated as independent of pending criminal prosecution, so the petitioners could not insist on postponement merely because they might disclose their defence. The Court held that confiscation or penalty under the Customs Act does not bar punishment under other law, and that customs authorities do not exercise criminal jurisdiction. As a result, Article 20(3) protection against self-incrimination was not attracted simply because criminal complaints were pending, and the challenge to continue the departmental inquiry was rejected. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 03 Jun 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41908