Mere Gold Smuggling cannot be Treated as an Act of Terrorism: HC

Azaz Khan Vs N.I.A. through Special P.P. (Rajasthan High Court) it is not in dispute that except Amzad Ali, all the other accused were apprehended at Jaipur Airport on 3.7.2020 while attempting to smuggle gold into India from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and an FIR was registered against them under Section 135 of the Customs Act. It is also not in dispute that the gold seized from each of these accused was valued at less than Rs.1 crore and the tax or the custom duty thereon was less than Rs.50 lakh and therefore, all of them were released on bail in the Customs Act case. It is not disputed that after...