Offence of money-laundering is not trivial in nature

Riyaz Rafiq Padela Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST (CESTAT Mumbai)

CESTAT Mumbai held that offence of money-laundering committed by an individual with a deliberate design with the motive to enhance his gains, disregarding the interests of nation and society as a whole and which by no stretch of imagination can be termed as offence of trivial nature.

Facts- During the period from 19.07.2005 to 24.03.2006, eighty-five claims of rebate were filed by five entities c

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