DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE vs KIRAN VERMA & ANR.

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$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision:24th April, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 2295/2018 DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE New Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satish Aggarwala, Sr. Standing Counsel. versus 1. KIRAN VERMA W/o Shri Umesh Verma 74 DHL, Moti Nagar, Najafgarh Road, Delhi. 2. BHARAT VERMA S/o Shri Umesh Verma 74, DHL, Moti Nagar, Najafgarh Road, Delhi. .....Respondents Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. A Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for recall of the Order dated 31.01.2018 vide which the Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANIL KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:05.05.2025 CRL.M.C. 2295/2018 Page 1 of 7 17:58:41 Anticipatory Bail has been granted to Respondents Kiran Verma and Bharat Verma. 2. Briefly stated, on 12/13.10.2017 on an input provided by DRI, DZU, Anshul Verma on arrival from Dubai, was intercepted at Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali. During the search from his baggage, two gold rods concealed in the cavity of the machine/tractor parts, which he was carrying, was recovered. One gold chain of 150 gms. was also recovered from his possession. There was thus, a total recovery of 3.03 Kgs of gold of which the market value was ascertained at Rs.83,46,200/-. 3. Statement of Anshul Verma under Section 108 Customs Act disclosed the involvement of other two accused namely Umesh Verma and Prashant Verma. It is a case of conspiracy where 57 Kg. hold had been smuggled, 7 Kg of gold worth market value of 2.01 crores was seized by the Custom Department, while the remaining 50 Kg gold is yet to be recovered. 4. Three persons namely Umesh Verma, Prashant Verma and Yogesh Sabharwal gave their statement under Section 108 Customs Act and were arrested for t