2006 (4) TMI 282

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....for the Respondent. [Order]. -  This appeal is directed against the order in appeal dated 28-2-2005 whereby the vehicle used as conveyance was confiscated and penalties were imposed on the owners of the vehicle. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the customs authorities were handed over a Tata sumo which had third country origin goods along-with four persons including the d....

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....herein have taken a plea that these goods were of smuggled nature were not proven but they have not claimed any ownership of the goods nor they could produce any documents regarding the licit ownership of the goods in India. In the absence of the any document to show that these third country origin goods were imported in to India legally, they have to be considered as smuggled goods. Since the app....