Return of seized documents not required by the department in Customs cases

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.... department in Customs cases - Instructions regarding. In cases in which documents are seized by the departmental officers, complaints are often received that the seized documents are retained by the department for long periods and even the documents which are not useful for the department on account of not having been relied upon in connection with any departmental or court proceedings initiated....

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....eful from the angle of any proceedings to be initiated against the concerned parties. 2. I am, therefore, directed to request you to examine the matter and lay down a procedure for ensuring that the seized documents, not required in connection with any departmental or court proceedings, are expeditiously returned to the parties. For this purpose the officers responsible for investigation of any c....