MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON BIKASH SONI V/S THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

SHILLONG, India, April 29 -- Meghalaya High Court issued the following judgment on April 5:

1. The petitioner from whose possession a gold bangle was seized under the Customs Act, while travelling from Imphal to Delhi, is before this Court with a prayer for directions to issue to release/return the gold bangle to the petitioner under the provisions of Section 110(2) read with Section 124 of the Customs Act, 1962.

2. Mr. D.S. Chadha, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that after the seizure of the gold bangle on 04.04.2023, and after registration of the case, a show cause notice dated 03.10.2023, was issued and was received by the petitioner on 10.10.2023, which was after a period of 6(six) months, from the date of the seizu...