https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46042 Retracted customs statements were treated as admissible where they were recorded soon after interception and no material showed torture, coercion, injury, or a contemporaneous complaint, so the later retraction did not displace their voluntariness. Seizure evidence was found sufficient where customs officials consistently proved interception of the boat and launch, recovery of foreign-marked gold bars and foreign-origin fishing nets, and preparation of seizure materials at the shore; the absence of independent witnesses did not weaken trustworthy official testimony. The fourth accused was linked to the smuggling arrangement through co-accused statements and his own admissions regarding prior dealings, contact with the foreign supplier, and arrangement of the receiving accused, so the acquittal was considered unsustainable. en-us Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:09:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46042 Retracted customs statements were treated as admissible where they were recorded soon after interception and no material showed torture, coercion, injury, or a contemporaneous complaint, so the later retraction did not displace their voluntariness. Seizure evidence was found sufficient where customs officials consistently proved interception of the boat and launch, recovery of foreign-marked gold bars and foreign-origin fishing nets, and preparation of seizure materials at the shore; the absence of independent witnesses did not weaken trustworthy official testimony. The fourth accused was linked to the smuggling arrangement through co-accused statements and his own admissions regarding prior dealings, contact with the foreign supplier, and arrangement of the receiving accused, so the acquittal was considered unsustainable. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 04 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46042