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2017 (6) TMI 663 - HC - CustomsValidity of summons issued - petitioner’s case is that the act of the respondents in issuing summons to the petitioner is mala fide, the manner of issuing summons and its service being improper and that the action is vitiated and, therefore, the summons deserve to be quashed - Held that: - From the documents filed by the petitioner himself, it appears that he has been evading the summons issued by the investigating agency in the past - Summons under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 cannot be answered in the manner sought to be responded to. It is the bounden duty of the petitioner to respond to the said summons by appearing before the investigating officer and making his statement setting out facts that are within his knowledge. Petition dismissed - decided against petitioner.
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