2019 (4) TMI 1920

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.... Bhanduri, for the Petitioner. Shri Ravi Prakash, Senior Central Govt. Standing Counsel, Abhratosh Majumdar, AAG, Partha Chakraborty, T.M. Siddiqui, Prithu Dudhoria, Avra Majumder, Amitabrata Roy, K.K. Maity, Aman Malik and Bhaskar Prasad Banerjee, for the Respondent. ORDER Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a Thai National and a summons und....

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....thus the action of Joint Commissioner of Customs in issuing the summons on 26th March, 2019 is barred under Article 20 of the Constitution of India. 3. Mr. Majumdar, Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the police authorities after receiving the information from the customs department, on 22nd March, 2019 made an application under Section 155 of Code of Criminal Procedure on 23....

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.... that the issuance of summons by the Joint Commissioner of Customs on the direction of the Commissioner is permissible in law. He further submits that the proceeding initiated by the Customs authorities by issuing summons dated 26th March, 2019 is a separate proceedings and the written information given to the police on 22nd March, 2019 does not preclude the Customs department from issuance of sum....