![2 Kg Gold Hidden in Waist Belt: Calcutta HC Upholds Confiscation, Rejects ‘Town Seizure’ Defence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/01/2131222-gold-waist-belt-calcutta-hc-town-seizure-taxscan.webp "2 Kg Gold Hidden in Waist Belt: Calcutta HC Upholds Confiscation, Rejects ‘Town Seizure’ Defence [Read Order]")
2 Kg Gold Hidden in Waist Belt: Calcutta HC Upholds Confiscation, Rejects ‘Town Seizure’ Defence [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court upheld the confiscation of nearly 2 kg of gold hidden in a specially stitched waist belt and rejected the...
![90 Smuggled Gold biscuits Seized: CESTAT upholds Customs Seizure, Rejects ‘No Knowledge’ Defence of Smugglers [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129966-90-smuggled-gold-biscuits-seizedjpg.webp "90 Smuggled Gold biscuits Seized: CESTAT upholds Customs Seizure, Rejects ‘No Knowledge’ Defence of Smugglers [Read Order]")
![Passenger Carrying 250 gm Undeclared Gold Bar through Green Channel Liable to Confiscation: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/24/2114508-passenger-carrying-250-gm-undeclared-gold-bar-taxscan.webp "Passenger Carrying 250 gm Undeclared Gold Bar through Green Channel Liable to Confiscation: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![Audi Alteram Partem Prevails: Kerala HC Holds Failure to Record Statement u/s 108 No Bar to Defence, Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/2114193-audi-alteram-partem-prevails-kerala-hc-holds-failure-to-record-statement-us-108-no-bar-to-defence-sets-aside-penalties-in-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Audi Alteram Partem Prevails: Kerala HC Holds Failure to Record Statement u/s 108 No Bar to Defence, Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]")
![Statements u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible Evidence Without S. 138B Compliance: Kerala HC Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/2114178-statements-us-108-of-customs-act-not-admissible-evidence-without-s-138b-compliance-kerala-hc-sets-aside-penalties-in-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Statements u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible Evidence Without S. 138B Compliance: Kerala HC Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]")
Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted bail to an accused who was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, in a case concerning the alleged smuggling of gold worth approximately Rs....
![Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/2100439-gold-smuggling-case-madras-hc-bail-accused-arrested-customs-act-taxscan.webp "Rs. 2.58 Cr Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Accused Arrested under Customs Act [Read Order]")
![Rs. 2.58 Crore worth Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Two Accused [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/27/2100227-bail-madras-high-court-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Rs. 2.58 Crore worth Gold Smuggling Case: Madras HC Grants Bail to Two Accused [Read Order]")
What is COFEPOSA? Decoding the Anti-Smuggling & Forex Violation Law from Prithviraj’s ‘Khalifa’ Glimpse
A glimpse of Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Khalifa was dropped on October 16, 2025, in the event of the prolific industry veteran’s 43rd birthday. The Vysakh-directorial, written by Jinu V Abraham...
Customs Slaps ₹12cr Penalty on Two Former UAE Consulate Officials in Kerala Gold Smuggling Case, RTI Reveals
The Customs Department has levied penalties totaling ₹12 crore against two former officials of the UAE Consulate in connection with the well-known Kerala gold smuggling case in diplomatic baggage. ...
Factual Dispute on Custody Legal or Proper in Gold Smuggling Case not for Writ Jurisdiction: Telangana HC Directs to Remedy under BNSS [Read Order]
The Telangana High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging the custody of the petitioner’s husband in a gold smuggling case, ruling that disputed questions of fact regarding the...
![Factual Dispute on Custody Legal or Proper in Gold Smuggling Case not for Writ Jurisdiction: Telangana HC Directs to Remedy under BNSS [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/10/2075131-factual-dispute-on-custody-legal-custody-legal-or-proper-in-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Factual Dispute on Custody Legal or Proper in Gold Smuggling Case not for Writ Jurisdiction: Telangana HC Directs to Remedy under BNSS [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/2067935-cestat-cestat-lacks-of-jurisdiction-lacks-of-jurisdiction-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]")
Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise &Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the Customs Act, 1961, does not apply to gold seized from a transit passenger...
![Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/20/2066145-customs-act-gold-seized-passenger-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Act not applicable on Gold Seized from Transit Passenger from Bangkok going to Dubai via New Delhi: CESTAT [Read Order]")