Smuggling and other violations and penal provisions

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....ified ports/airports/Land Customs Stations without reporting or presenting the goods to customs. Similar attempts are made to unauthorizedly take goods out of the country. This is essentially termed as "smuggling" and Customs officers have very important role in ensuring that they detect any such attempts of smuggling into or out of the country and take appropriate action both against the goods as....

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....e process of law has to be followed before action is taken against offending goods or persons/conveyance etc. involved. The Customs officers act as quasi-judicial authorities and the liabilities for duty evaded or sought to be evaded, fines, penalties etc., are adjudged by giving the persons concerned due notice (or Show Cause Notice) of contemplated action against including the gist of the charge....