SC Upholds Delhi HC Order in Jewellery Seizure Case at IGI Airport

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence & Ors. Vs Pushpa Lekhumal Tolani (Supreme Court of India) Background of the Case The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted Ms. Pushpa Lekhumal Tolani at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, on 19 November 2002. Based on intelligence input, officials suspected that she was carrying undeclared gold and diamond jewellery through the Green Channel. On questioning, Ms. Tolani stated she had nothing dutiable to declare. A search of her hand baggage led to the recovery of jewellery valued by DRI at approximately ₹1.27 crore. She was...