1963 (12) TMI 2

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....n order of a learned Magistrate, First Class, Barrackpore setting aside an order of confiscation of two bags of cloves made by an Assistant Collector of Land Customs and directing the cloves to be returned to the accused. 2. On a complaint filed by an Assistant Collector of Land Customs, Calcutta the opposite party Brindaban Adhikary was tried by the learned Magistrate under section 167(8) of t....

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.... may be, be returned to the accused." This part of the order of the learned Magistrate setting aside the order of confiscation and directing return of the cloves to the accused is challenged to be illegal. 3. Mr. Sinha, appearing on behalf of the opposite party contends, having regard to the provision of section 7 of the Land Customs Act, that the order of the Customs authority confiscating the....