FIROJ KHAN vs ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOM

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$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 12th November, 2025 + W.P.(C) 14528/2025 FIROJ KHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nikhil Chaubey, Adv. versus ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOM .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, SSC with Ms. Drishti Rawal, Mr. Abhay Nair, Mr. Mayur Goyal, and Mr. Sarthak Srivastava, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner, inter alia, challenging the impugned Order-in-Original dated 11th April, 2025 passed by the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal-3, New Delhi (hereinafter “impugned order”). 3. A brief background of the case is that Petitioner is an Indian citizen and had been working in Saudi Arabia for the past 2 years. On 22nd February, 2025, the Petitioner had travelled from Saudi Arabia to India and upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, he was intercepted by the Customs Department. The Petitioner was wearing two gold kadas weighing 117 grams, and one gold chain weighing 116 grams (hereinafter “detained jewellery”) and the same were detained vide Detention Receipt dated 22nd Signature Not Verified Signed By:TANISHKA W.P.(C) 14528/2025 Page 1 of 4 GUPTA Signing Date:15.11.2025 12:48:19 February, 2025. 4. Vide the impugned order, the Petitioner has been given the option to redeem the gold items which were seized in the following terms: “ORDER i) I deny the 'Free Allowance' if any, admissible to the Pax Mr. Firoj Khan for not declaring the detained goods to the Proper Officer at RedChannel as well to the Customs Officer at Green Channel who intercepted him and recovered the detained