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2018 (1) TMI 1222 - AT - FEMAContravention of section 3 FEMA - statement made under oath reliance - Held that:- In harwala transactions, the main aspect is secrecy and stealth. Most of the facts relating to such transactions remain in the knowledge of the persons involved in such transactions. It is difficult for Authorities to unravel every link of such transitions. The burden is on the person to explain; otherwise adverse inference can be drawn based on surrounding facts and circumstances. The appellant is engaged in the money exchange business, real estate brokering and pre-owned car sales. In the case of the appellant, there is a presumption that he has indulged in two transactions and also he was in touch with a person in Dubai as per his own statement though retracted later on. A statement made under oath has to be taken as true, unless there is contra evidence to dispel that presumption. Mere retraction of a statement made under oath cannot help the appellant to get relief from the consequences of violations of an act. Thus the elements of contravention of section 3 FEMA have been established in the present case. As considering the financial condition of the appellant, the penalty amount is reduced to ₹ 2 lac as agreed by the appellant to deposit within eight weeks from today. Let the appeal be dispose of on these terms by modifying the impugned order by reducing the penalty 50% of the penalty imposed only to this extent.
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