1989 (6) TMI 63

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....peal, will never be served. However, a few facts may be stated. 2. Accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Criminal Case No.  66/CW/87 tried by the Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 32nd Court, Bombay, who are holding Sri Lankan Passport were, according to the information received by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, to bring to India large quantities of VCRs and gold. They arrived by Cathay Pacifi....

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....te has stated that the accused had no intention to evade duty. We find this a startling statement not borne out by the record. Ultimately, the Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate imposed an unduly lenient sentence viz., imprisonment for the period the accused were already in custody. Of course by such sentence he was only emulating similar sentences imposed in other matters by him and even the CMM....