https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779835 CESTAT held the appellant proved ownership and bona fide purchase of the seized gold bars, finding the FIR and attendant facts corroborative and the department's failure to examine the claim fatal. The tribunal distinguished reliance on the Supreme Court authority cited by the department, noting no false explanation was given and the case was not purely circumstantial. Confiscation was held untenable, the impugned order unsustainable, and the appeal allowed. en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:39:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779835 CESTAT held the appellant proved ownership and bona fide purchase of the seized gold bars, finding the FIR and attendant facts corroborative and the department's failure to examine the claim fatal. The tribunal distinguished reliance on the Supreme Court authority cited by the department, noting no false explanation was given and the case was not purely circumstantial. Confiscation was held untenable, the impugned order unsustainable, and the appeal allowed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779835