SUMER SINGH vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29th May, 2025 W.P.(C) 5867/2025 SUMER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Richa Kumari, Mr. Pawan & Mr. Yatin Bhutani, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shubham Tyagi, SSC CBIC & Ms. Navruti Ojha, Adv. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking release of one gold kada weighing 114 grams and one iPhone 16 256 GB variant (hereinafter “the detained goods”), detained by the Customs Department vide Detention Receipt dated 30th October 2024. 3. The Petitioner is an Indian national. It is stated that on 30 th October, 2024 he was travelling from Dubai to India and upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, he was intercepted by the Customs Officials. The detained goods were seized by the Customs Department on the same date. 4. It is the submission on behalf of the Petitioner that the gold kada is a used old kada. Further, insofar as the iPhone is concerned, it is submi