Court Rules on Duty Recovery and Penalties for Crane Confiscation: Cross-Examination Essential u/s 138B.

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....Recovery of differential duty - Levy of penalty u/s 112 and section 114AA of Customs Act, 1962 - Confiscation of used Cranes - Reliance on statements alone is too fragile a foundation to build a case of undervaluation; such depositions are reliable only with corroborative support. In the absence of corroboration, test of cross-examination is of essence, as mandated by section 138B of Customs Act, 1962, for relevancy.- AT....