Fraudulent Export – Negligence of CHA – CESTAT reduces Penalty

Parthiv V Dave Vs C.C. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that the exporter has made a serious offence by mis-declaring the quantity i.e. against 30,000 pairs declared in the export document only physical quantity found 405 pairs. Moreover, the value was also shown exorbitantly high. I find that though the appellant has acted as CHA and it does not appear the direct involvement of the appellant in the fraud of export goods but when against one invoice, the exporter asked the appellant CHA to split the consignment and make 8 shipping Bills, that itself is a reason that the appellant should have act...