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2015 (6) TMI 907 - AT - CustomsPenalty u/s 114 - Aiding and abetting - Held that:- The exchange of e-mail messages between Shri Selvam and Shri Bhaskar Naidu clearly indicates their earlier transaction and business dealings even before the present consignment. This clearly establishes that Shri Bhaskar Naidu, CEO of M/s. Archana Exports and the overseas buyer knew each other very well. Both carefully hatched a fraud creating a web of intermediaries to smuggle prohibited Red Sanders under the garb of Granite Cobble Stones. He himself being the main conspirator tried to mislead the Department by way of engaging a number of intermediaries and by furnishing the wrong and fictitious telephone numbers and addresses, so that investigations are lost in the trail. In such facts the exporter was held liable for aiding and abetting. Further, in the case of P. Bhaskar Naidu, the payment for goods was received in cash, wherein in the case of present appellant the payment is received through Banking Channel. Further in the Bhaskar Naidu's case, the goods were factory stuffed and it moved from the factory to the Port, whereas in the appellant's case the goods have been taken to ICD premises for inspection. - allegation of aiding and abetting does not stand. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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