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2018 (5) TMI 892 - CESTAT BANGALORERedemption fine - Smuggling - fake currency - case of appellant is that they had no mens rea and has no knowledge of the fact that the carton contained fake currency - Held that: - the brother of the appellant who was driving the vehicle at the relevant time was exonerated by the Criminal Court and there is a clear-cut finding of the Court in favor the brother of the appellant that he did not have any knowledge of the contents of the carton, the penalty was also dropped against him on the same grounds. As far as appellant is concerned, there is no fault of the appellant at all in the present case and his brother has also been exonerated by the Court and the Tribunal and therefore, the redemption fine imposed on the appellant is not sustainable in law - appeal allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
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