https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788457 Where imported roasted areca nuts had been examined and cleared by FSSAI through laboratory reports and NOCs confirming conformity, customs had no satisfactory basis to disregard that specialised food-safety certification or to continue detention on the strength of a later CRCL report. The seizure memo and provisional release conditions requiring a bank guarantee and no-use bond were found unjustified on the facts, particularly when the goods were identified as roasted areca nuts and fit for human consumption. The goods were directed to be released on payment of duty, with only limited post-clearance safeguards, including FSSAI-supervised removal of damaged goods before domestic sale. en-us Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:33:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788457 Where imported roasted areca nuts had been examined and cleared by FSSAI through laboratory reports and NOCs confirming conformity, customs had no satisfactory basis to disregard that specialised food-safety certification or to continue detention on the strength of a later CRCL report. The seizure memo and provisional release conditions requiring a bank guarantee and no-use bond were found unjustified on the facts, particularly when the goods were identified as roasted areca nuts and fit for human consumption. The goods were directed to be released on payment of duty, with only limited post-clearance safeguards, including FSSAI-supervised removal of damaged goods before domestic sale. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788457