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2010 (9) TMI 882 - HC - CustomsWhether on the basis of the retracted confessional statements, made by the accused under Section 108 of the Act, before the Customs Superintendent, confessing his guilt, could be made the basis of conviction or not – Held that:- recovery of only six gold biscuits weighing about 700 gms was effected from the petitioner; the occurrence took place about 15 years back and since then the petitioner has been facing the agony of protracted proceedings; at the time of recovery, he was a young boy and he has already undergone about one year of sentence, therefore, these could be treated as mitigating circumstances for reduction of the sentence, petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence which is reduced to two years
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