Tribunal Overturns Penalty on Seized Goods Owners Due to Denied Cross-Examination in Alleged Illegal Export Case.

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....Levy of penalty u/s 114 of the Customs Act, 1962 on the owners of the seized goods - Allegation that, pulses (URAD ki Dal) in question were meant for illegal export from India to Nepal - Requirement to cross-examination of the witnesses. Genuineness of the Punchnama - panch witnesses are stated to be ‘daily wage laborers'. - The tribunal set aside the penalty in the absence of allowing cross-examination of witness.....