2006 (4) TMI 410

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....nt. [Order per : S.S. Kang, Vice-President]. - Heard both sides. The appellant filed this appeal against the order-in-appeal whereby the truck belonging to the appellant was confiscated and allowed to be released on payment of redemption fine of Rs one lakh. The appellant is not challenging the confiscation of the goods recovered from the truck. 2. Brief facts of the case are that on 5-10-....

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....tion so that the owner of the goods can be traced. The contention is that as the goods of third country origin were recovered from the truck, there is no evidence or averment that the goods were lawfully imported to India. Therefore, truck along with such goods are liable for confiscation and onus of the owner of the truck to show that the vehicle was used for carrying the smuggled goods without h....