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2012 (3) TMI 205 - HC - CustomsImport of Gold without deceleration and payment of duty - the petitioner/passenger at the green channel was suspected as trying to clear dutiable goods without declaration and payment of duty - baggage was checked found concealed 10 gold bars with foreign markings wrapped in carbon paper each weighing 10 tolas - Held that:- the petitioner is a Srilankan Passport Holder and is not entitled to bring gold into India - the gold in question was not declared to the Customs on arrival - there was an attempt to smuggle - the petitioner being a foreign national is not entitled to import the gold in terms of the 1993 order as it will apply only to the passenger of Indian origin or a passenger holding a valid passport issued under the Passport Act, 1967.- Writ Petition is dismissed
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