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2013 (9) TMI 782 - PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURTConviction u/s 135 of the Customs Act - Held that:- The petitioner was facing the agony of trial since the year 1992 and he was simply a carrier and there was no other case pending against him, the prayer of the petitioner was accepted - The Hon'ble Apex Court in Jeevraj B. Jain vs Central Excess and Customs Deptt. and another [1999 (2) TMI 625 - SUPREME COURT] - the recovery from the present petitioner was 100 gold biscuits of foreign region and the case is of the year 1992 - Accordingly, the request of the petitioner was accepted and the conviction was upheld and the sentence was reduced to the period already undergone - However, the sentence of fine was enhanced to Rs. one lac and the same be deposited within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order - The sentence of other accused namely Balkar Singh and Labh Singh was also reduced to the period already undergone subject to deposit of fine Rs. one lac each.
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