Court upholds punishment for offence committed 13 years ago

It8217;s interesting to note that the case against two city residents was registered 10 years ago on the complaint of Assistant Collector, Central Excise Division, under Sections 135 1 b and 135 2 of the Customs Act, 1962. Kapoor had been found to be in unlawful possession of foreign goods worth about Rs 62,000.

The recovery had been made in a raid conducted in Kapoor8217;s Sector 15 residence by the Central Excise Preventive Party and Kapoor had failed to produce documents to show that the goods had been lawfully imported.

The case was also registered against Nirmodh who, according to the accused, was the actual owner of the goods. Nirmodh had, however, been declared a proclaimed offender.