TMI Blog2022 (11) TMI 441X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Authorities have been more than liberal in deciding the revision application. While confirming the facts in question, the Government has set aside the confiscation of the gold and has permitted redemption for re-export on payment of redemption fine of Rs.20,00,00/- under Section 125 of the Act. The penalty imposed has also been reduced to a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- and the penalty of a sum of Rs.10, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rcepted on her arrival in the Chennai International Airport on 06.01.2016, on the suspicion that she was smuggling gold. The petitioner is a resident of Dubai for the last 23 years. 2. Upon inspection of her person, the authorities found three gold chains and two gold bangles weighing 732.5 grams. Nine gold bars weighing 1048.5 grams had been wrapped in a brown colour rexin sheet and taped with ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... en searched and the gold found, had been recorded under pressure or duress was rejected as the first Appellate Authority was of the view that entirety of the statement had been supported by the recovery of the gold from her person. The retraction was thus of no value and there was also nothing to indicate that the statement had been recorded under pressure or duress. 5. As against the aforesaid ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... restricts his plea to leniency. In light of the fact that the petitioner has, admittedly, brought in gold without either a declaration or a permit, there is no avenue to intervene in the impugned order, particularly seeing as the order is discretionary one and no error, much less perversity, is made out in the same. 8. Mr.V.Sundareswaran, learned Senior Panel Counsel would make an attempt to s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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