2023 (5) TMI 263

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....a Rawat, Advs. For the Respondents Through: Mr. Harpreet Singh, SSC with Ms. Suhani Mathur, Advs. for R1. Mr. Anand Solanki, Adv. VIBHU BAKHRU, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning an order-in-original dated 18.12.2020, passed by the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), New Delhi. The petitioner also impugns the constitutional validity of ....

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....of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, acting on the basis of specific intelligence, had boarded the Train No. 12313, Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express at Kanpur Railway Station on 20.11.2017. 5. The object was for surveillance on certain person suspected of being involved in illegal activities. The said person (Ritesh Kumar S/o Devendra Prasad) alighted the train around 10:15 am on 20.11....

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....icated the petitioner. 9. The penalty has been imposed on the petitioner solely on the basis of a string of statements recorded in the said proceedings. 10. The petitioner disputes that he has any connection with the said persons or that he has carried out any business or transactions with them. The petitioner also submits that the respondents have not recovered any contraband from the petitione....

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....75 19,511.75 13. The bank account statements also indicate that there has been no substantial withdrawal from the same. 14. The petitioner had also filed a petition challenging an order-in-original dated 20.11.2020 [W.P.(C) No. 6855/2022], whereby a penalty of over Rs.110 Crores was imposed on the petitioner. In the said proceedings, this Court had noted that the said penalty was also imposed o....