2007 (11) TMI 194

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....,000.00. 2. The learned advocate on behalf of the appellant submits that the appellant rented godown to one Shri Ramesh Kumar for storing of the goods on monthly rent of Rs.7,000.00 as per rent agreement dated 10-3-2004. The Customs officers on 1-7-2004 visited the godown and found alleged smuggled goods namely CFC Gas Cylinders. The Adjudicating Authority seized the goods and confiscated absol....

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....e appellant is the owner of the goods. He further submits that the circumstantial evidences indicate that the appellant is the actual owner of the goods and therefore penalty of Rs.50,000.00 was imposed on him. 4. After hearing both the sides and on perusal of the records, it is seen from the show cause notice that the appellant in his statement before the customs officers stated that the premi....