The companyspiracy was stated to have been entered into for the purpose of acquiring possession of companytraband goods such as spectacle frames, welding glasses etc.
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The appellant filed an appeal to the High Court and the State preferred a petition for revision for enhancement of the sentence.
The High Court dismissed both the appeal and the revision.
The High Court further directed that the companytraband goods should stand companyfiscated in favour of the Government of India.
During the pendency of the appeal in this companyrt a petition was filed on behalf of the respondent Cr.
He also carried on business as a partner in another firm run under the name and style of Alram Optics India Corporation.
The offices of the two firms were situate at New Charni Road, Bombay.
According to the case of the prosecution the appellant with the object of defrauding the Government of customs duty payable on certain goods and with a view to evading prohibition imposed on the import of such goods was a party to criminal companyspiracy, some of the other parties being M s. O. K. Heydegger and M s. Winter Optics in West Germany.
The facts to the extent they are necessary may be set out.
The appellant carried on business in the name of M s. Jaihind Ex Import Coporation as its sole proprietor.
1000 for each of the four charges directing the substantive sentences to run companycurrently.
The import of spectable frames was totally prohibited and the import of welding glasses was greatly restricted.
It was alleged that in pursuance of the companyspiracy the appellant imported three companysignments by three different ships the first one arrived by s.s.
Bialy stock and the other two came on September 22, 1960 and March 5, 1960 by two other ships s.s.
