Smuggling - Gold - if a person in possession of the stolen gold ...
Customs
October 23, 2018
Smuggling - Gold - if a person in possession of the stolen gold is able to establish that it had come into India after a proper declaration and compliance of the Act, no confiscation under the Act, can arise. Proceedings under the Indian Penal Code may be initiated by the police for theft, but it would not by reason of theft become smuggled goods.
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