AIR CUSTOMS vs RAM CHANDER

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 28th May, 2025 CRL.A. 192/2012 AIR CUSTOMS IGI Airport, New Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satish Aggarwala, Sr. Standing Counsel. Versus RAM CHANDER S/o Shri Sultan Singh R/o FRRO Lane, Safdarjung Barrack, New Delhi ....Respondent Through: Mr. S.K. Srivastava, Ms. Shubhi Srivastava, Mr. Prince Kumar & Ms. Garima Singh, Advocates. . CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. An Appeal under Section 378(iv) of the Cr.P.C has been filed by the Appellant/ AIR Customs against the Judgment dated 11.07.2006 of learned ACMM, Delhi, vide which the Respondent has been acquitted for the offence under Section 135(1) (a) of Customs Act. 2. The case of the Prosecution is that 24 gold biscuits were recovered from the Arrival Immigration Hall of IGI Airport on 20.01.1994. These gold biscuits were found lying below the wash-basin in the toilet for 3. The gold biscuits were found to bear Swiss markings and weighed 2.819 Kgs. The search of the person of the Respondent resulted in recovery of a cloth belt which had been tied to his waist under his trousers. The belt had a pocket stitched to