Confiscation of Gold Challenged: Customs Must Prove Smuggling Without Foreign Markings, Says Court.

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....Absolute confiscation of seized gold - There was no reasonable belief with the DRI officers at the time of detaining/seizing the gold from appellant, the onus was upon the department to prove that the gold in the hands of the appellant was the foreign smuggled gold. Apparently and admittedly, there was no foreign marking. No doubt, in case the gold is acknowledged to be melted, there remains no possibility of any marking on the melted piece of gold. However, it is still for the department to prove that the gold with the appellant is from the illicit source - AT....