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2008 (1) TMI 638 - HC - CustomsSearch and seizure - petitioner sought copies of the documents seized in the office premises - petitioner received a communication that the documents would be provided to him on completion of the investigation - Held that:- it is mandatory on the officer of Customs to make available the copies asked for. The choice of either asking for the document or seeking extract is of the party concerned and not that of the officer. In other words, if any document is seized during the course of any action by an officer and relatable to the provisions of the Customs Act, that officer is bound to make available those documents. The action, therefore, of the respondents in communicating to the petitioner that documents would not be available, is clearly an act without jurisdiction, respondents to make available the copies of the documents asked for by the petitioner which was seized during the course of the seizure action.
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