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The Hon’ble High Court, Madras in Mohammed Haroon Shaik Mohammed v. the Additional Commissioner of Customs [WP (MD) Nos. 3917 & 3918 of 2020 and WMP (MD) No. 5459 of 2021 decided on April 26, 2020] held that the assessable person cannot be denied access to vital piece of evidence which can prove him innocent in the eyes of law by the department (“the Respondent”). Further, since this was not done, adverse inference must be necessarily drawn against the Respondent.
Facts:
Mohammed Haroon and Shaikh Mohammed (“the Petitioners”) are Indian Citizens and returned to India after an overseas trip. Each of them carried 200 gms of gold valued at Rs. 7, 64,200/- and electronic goods more than Rs. 20,00,000/-. The Petitioners intended to declare their baggage before the customs authority and pay the whole duty but before that they were intercepted and goods in question were seized. They also asked for the CCTV footage from the airport authorities by invoking the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005 but the same was declined.
They were arrested for a day and sought permission to re-export the seized goods. The present writ petitions are filed as there was no response from the Respondent.
The Respondent controverted the allegations made by the Petitioners saying that they received specific intelligence regarding smuggling of gold and electronic goods. Two crude gold chains weighing 200 gms each and electronic goods worth more than Rs. 40,00,000/- were seized from the Petitioners.
Issue:
Whether the Petitioner’s right to fair adjudication has been infringed by denying them access to CCTV footage.
Held:
The Hon’ble High Court, Madras WP (MD) Nos. 3917 & 3918 of 2020 and WMP (MD) No. 5459 of 2021 decided on April 26, 2020, has held as under:
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