https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44431 SC upheld confiscation of the gold, finding the admission that the respondent purchased and converted gold into a kara and brought it without permission violated Customs and FERA, and bound the respondent despite later retraction. The Court held that although cross-examination of panch witnesses and the seizing officer might have aided determination of where recovery occurred, the failure to permit it did not violate natural justice in view of the confession. Kara worn as religious jewellery did not attract exemption because it was admitted to have been purchased, converted and used, so no interference with the order. en-us Fri, 25 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44431 SC upheld confiscation of the gold, finding the admission that the respondent purchased and converted gold into a kara and brought it without permission violated Customs and FERA, and bound the respondent despite later retraction. The Court held that although cross-examination of panch witnesses and the seizing officer might have aided determination of where recovery occurred, the failure to permit it did not violate natural justice in view of the confession. Kara worn as religious jewellery did not attract exemption because it was admitted to have been purchased, converted and used, so no interference with the order. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 25 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=44431