https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50913 Confiscation of a truck carrying cardamom and the accompanying personal penalty were found unsustainable where there was no material showing that the driver or owner knew the goods were smuggled. The record did not establish awareness of any incriminating character of the cargo, and the transporter was not expected to investigate the legality of the cardamom's acquisition or possession by the person hiring the truck. In the absence of knowledge of the smuggled nature of the goods, the essential basis for confiscation and penalty was not made out, and both were set aside. en-us Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:14:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50913 Confiscation of a truck carrying cardamom and the accompanying personal penalty were found unsustainable where there was no material showing that the driver or owner knew the goods were smuggled. The record did not establish awareness of any incriminating character of the cargo, and the transporter was not expected to investigate the legality of the cardamom's acquisition or possession by the person hiring the truck. In the absence of knowledge of the smuggled nature of the goods, the essential basis for confiscation and penalty was not made out, and both were set aside. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=50913