https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43952 The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Section 135(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, finding no infirmity in the lower courts' appreciation of evidence. Despite the appellant's advanced age and the passage of time since the incident, the Court reduced the rigorous imprisonment term from five years to three years and increased the fine from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000. The appellant was granted one week to surrender to bail, with failure to pay the fine resulting in one year of rigorous imprisonment. The Court balanced the gravity of the crime with considerations for the appellant's family life. en-us Wed, 16 Jan 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:48:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43952 The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Section 135(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, finding no infirmity in the lower courts' appreciation of evidence. Despite the appellant's advanced age and the passage of time since the incident, the Court reduced the rigorous imprisonment term from five years to three years and increased the fine from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000. The appellant was granted one week to surrender to bail, with failure to pay the fine resulting in one year of rigorous imprisonment. The Court balanced the gravity of the crime with considerations for the appellant's family life. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 16 Jan 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43952