Delhi HC Grants Liberty to Appeal Against Confiscation of Body-Concealed Gold

Chesam Yasin Vs Commissioner of Customs (Delhi High Court)

The petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the detention receipt dated 19 July 2022 by which gold recovered from the petitioner was seized by customs authorities. The matter was heard by the Delhi High Court. The petitioner had arrived in Delhi from Imphal on 19 July 2022 and was searched by customs officers, during which three capsules containing gold in paste form, weighing about 1070.6 grams, were recovered from his body. Upon refining, the gold yielded approximately

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