Court Overturns Confiscation of 59 Shawls Due to Lack of Evidence; Prosecution Based on Speculation and Presumption.

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....Confiscation - Export of prohibited goods or not - woollen shawls of Pashmina wool - the admitted fact is that the consignment of 59 shawls was found to have 53 Pashmina Shawls and six Shawls were detained on the basis of mere suspicion - no cogent verification has been arrived at to confirm the said suspicion. The prosecution is nothing but an outcome of presumption and surmises. - Order of confiscation, fine and penalty set aside - AT....