2016 (5) TMI 1315

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....earing No. UHM 1682 and the said truck was escorted by the officers and it was found to contain 99 packages containing synthetic yarn of foreign origin total weighing 3564 kgs collectively valued at Rs. 6,23,700/- and 70 another gunny bags of Maize of Indian Origin collectively weighing 4550 kgs. valued at Rs. 7,000/-. Accused Kamrul Huda was also intercepted by the officers of DRI on 23-9-1988 at Ghaziabad while he was driving the truck bearing No. URD 8811 and said truck was escorted by the officers and it was found to contain 84 packages containing synthetic yarn of foreign origin total weighing 2969 kgs collectively valued at Rs. 5,19,575/- and 58 another gunny bags of Maize of Indian Origin collectively weighing 3770 kgs. valued at Rs.....

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....acts of the case and subsequently briefed the sanctioning authority about the case; (ii)  There was no territorial jurisdiction as the truck containing the alleged smuggled article was intercepted at Ghaziabad, outside the jurisdiction of Delhi Court, as such, accused could not be prosecuted at Delhi. 4. Mr. Satish Aggarwala, learned counsel for the appellant submits that the learned Trial Court fell in error in relying upon the order of single judge of Orissa High Court in Doki Sriramulu (supra), instead of relying upon the judgment of this Court in Gurbachan Singh v. State - AIR 1970 Delhi 102. Moreover, if the Court felt that it was necessary for the sanctioning authority to enter the witness box, the Trial Court was empo....