Worn Rolex Watch Held as Personal Effect, Customs Detention Set Aside

Ranvir SRA Vs Commissioner of Customs (Delhi High Court)  The writ petition was filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking release of one Rolex watch seized by the Customs Department on 30 November 2024. The petitioner, a Canadian citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holder, stated that the watch was detained under a detention receipt, but no show cause notice had been issued till the filing and hearing of the petition. The petitioner placed on record photographs and an invoice dated 2 October 2023 to establish that the Rolex watch was purchased in Canada and ...