Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Ruling on Customs Act Prosecutions: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal (2023) INSC 378 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior Supreme Court judgment on the Customs Act should automatically apply to all similar pending cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amit Jalan vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Prior Judgment in Customs Act Cases (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 26, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 438 Judges: Krishna Murari, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a judgment of the Supreme Court be automatically applied to all similar cases, or does each case need to be evaluated on its
Supreme Court on Evidence in Separate Trials: A.T. Mydeen vs. Customs Department (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Can evidence from one criminal trial be used in another separate trial, even if both trials involve the same offense and similar facts? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Customs Act Case Name: A.T. Mydeen and Another vs. The Assistant Commissioner, Customs
Supreme Court Allows Prosecution Under Customs Act for Antiquities Export: Department of Customs vs. Sharad Gandhi (2019) Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 174 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a person be prosecuted under the Customs Act, 1962 for illegally exporting antiquities, or is the prosecution limited to
