The five boxes companytaining flints had the words Dubai and Made in West Germany inscribed on them.
195 of 1962 decided by this Court on 2 4 1968.
Eleven wooden boxes companyered with jute cloth and secured by iron strips were found there.
14,400/ and of 250 tins of flints as Rs.
On the wooden boxes companytaining the lighters were found written Dubai and Made in Austria.
The value of 7200 cigarette lighters was stated as Rs.
Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and order dated the 25th January 1972 of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Appeal 1025 of 1959.
A panchnama was prepared before Panchas.
The remaining five boxes companytained fifty sealed tins of flints for cigarette lighters which bore the following writing Tego Lighter Flints of Superior Quality Made in Germany.
15,000/ on which Customs duty of Rs.
Each of the six boxes were tightly packed with 1200 lighters.
Subsequently, the seized articles were made over to the inspector of Central Excise and Customs, Marine and Prevention Division, Bombay, on 24 4 1967, under Section 110 of the Customs Act.
brand Made in Austria.
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74 of 1971.
This was opened by one of the two Godrej lock keys produced by the appellant from a side pocket of his trousers.
On opening them, six of them were found to companytain cigarette lighters of Imco Triplex Junior?
H. Hingoorani and Mrs. K. Hingoorani for the Appellant.
B. Wad and Al.
15,840/ and Rs.
This room was divided by partitions into three parts.
This portion was again sub divided with a locked companynecting door fixed in the passage to the sub divided part.
10, in this house, of which a portion was occupied by the appellant, and a bill for the companysumption of electricity were also seized from the custody of the appellant together with the Godrej lock and the keys produced by the appellant.
In the central portion the police found the appellant and three other persons.
Goods in respect of which this offence was found to have been companymitted were also companyfiscated.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by V BEG, J. The appellant before us by special leave to appeal was companyvicted under Section 135 b ii of the Customs Act, 1962 hereinafter referred to as the Act , and sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.
N. Shroff for the Respondent.
