Reverse burden for notified gold shifts to Revenue after lawful procurement records defeat the smuggling-based confiscation allegation.

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....Reverse burden of proof for notified gold is discharged when the carrier produces a delivery challan supporting lawful possession. The evidential burden then shifts to Revenue to prove foreign origin and smuggling. A town seizure, gold purity below 99.9%, and procurement records corroborated by GSTR-2A did not establish reasonable belief that the gold was smuggled. On those facts, confiscation was set aside and release of the gold was directed.....