2006 (5) TMI 96

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....ise common issues, although there are separate orders which are impugned in these petitions. 2. The facts involved in these three impugned orders are identical. For the sake of brevity, the facts noticed in the impugned order passed in the case of accused Girish Dhawan (in paragraph 2 thereof) are set out herein below :- "The officers of DRI, Delhi Zonal Unit, intercepted a consignment of An....

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....iolation of Antiquities and Art Treasurer Act, 1972." 3. The accused relied upon a decision of a learned Single Judge of this Court in the case of Dr. V.J.A. Flynn v. S.S. Chauhan & Another : 1996 JCC 424, in support of their pleas of discharge under offences alleged to have been committed by them under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962. It was their contention before the lear....

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....RI) as well as the learned Counsel for the respondents. Mr. Aggarwal submits that the said decision of this Court in the case of Dr. V.J.A. Flynn (supra) was taken up to the Supreme Court by way of a Special Leave Petition. He further submits that notice had been issued by the Supreme Court in that case. However, the matter could not be carried any further as the petition, in the meantime, had bec....