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TMI Blog2017 (3) TMI 1081X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nder Section 2 (e) of Central Excise Act. 2 (a). The brief facts of the case are that appellant is having separate license for their Customs Bonded Warehouse, which is located within the same premises where the factory of the appellant is located, for storage of non-duty paid material under Section 58 of the Customs Act, 1962. (b) The appellants are manufacturing "Nitrogen Gas" in their factory premises for which they have Central Excise Registration and use the same in their Customs Bonded Warehouse for the purpose of unloading of tankers of non-duty paid imported raw material as well as for flushing out of the stored imported raw material, i.e. "Acrylonitrile Monomer" (ACN) from their Bonded Tanks (i.e. Non-Duty ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... /MRT-II/2012dated 29.10.12 166 (48/11) AC/HLD/2012 dated 21.08.2012 C.No. VI (17)/221/Adj./Pashupati/HLD/2011/2153 dated 13/07/11 Sept, 2010 to May, 2011 Rs. 18,057/- 3 (a) Appellant submits that the Nitrogen gas manufactured and captively consumed in the manufacture of final products is exempt vide SI No. 19 of Notification No.3/2005-CE dated 24.02.2005. 3 (b) The warehousing license granted to Appellant itself states that warehouse is situated within the factory premises of appellant (Pasupati Acrylon Ltd.). Further, the license stipulates that it has been granted for the manufacture of excisable goods of Chapter 55. As per definition of factory, under Section 2(e) of Central Excise Act 2(e) "Fa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s for the storage/deposit of imported goods without payment of duty. Whereas, the licence issued under Central Excise Act for the factory premises including the precincts thereof, for carrying out the manufacturing activity of excisable goods. The contention of the assessee is that the licensed Warehouse being an integral part of the factory premises, where the manufacturing activities take place, has to be treated as such and not otherwise, inasmuch as, the factory is defined under the Central Excise Act to mean any premises including the precincts thereof. Hence, Nitrogen gas manufactured in the factory and consumed in the warehouse is to be treated as captively consumed within the factory of production and, therefore, exempted from payme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Warehouse is granted for the storage and exclusive use of the appellant-assessee. It is an admitted fact that the dutiable or excisable products of the appellant namely Acrylic Fibre cannot be manufactured without availability of the raw material being imported Acrylonitrile Nitrogen Monomer or ACN. Thus, I hold that the "Nitrogen Gas" utilized in drawing the raw materials from the Bonded Warehouse is a part of the manufacturing activity, integrally connected in the process of manufacture, and accordingly, I hold that they are entitled to exemption of duty under Notification No.3/2005 - CE being a captive consumption under the facts and circumstances. And, I also hold that the Customs Private Bonded Warehouse of the appellant is a part of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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