https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42380 In an appeal against acquittal for customs offences, interference was declined because the prosecution did not prove conscious possession or knowledge of the contraband. The driver's act of turning back on seeing customs officers was insufficient by itself to establish guilty knowledge, and the defence explanation that the goods had been loaded in his absence was not shown to be implausible. The Court also treated the statutory presumption under the Customs Act as inapplicable or doubtful for a seizure relating to 1969, so the burden to prove possession and knowledge remained on the prosecution. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed. en-us Thu, 23 Sep 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:15:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42380 In an appeal against acquittal for customs offences, interference was declined because the prosecution did not prove conscious possession or knowledge of the contraband. The driver's act of turning back on seeing customs officers was insufficient by itself to establish guilty knowledge, and the defence explanation that the goods had been loaded in his absence was not shown to be implausible. The Court also treated the statutory presumption under the Customs Act as inapplicable or doubtful for a seizure relating to 1969, so the burden to prove possession and knowledge remained on the prosecution. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 23 Sep 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42380