NADEEM AHMAD vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 20th November, 2025 Uploaded on: 24th November, 2025 W.P.(C) 16722/2025 NADEEM AHMAD .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Ashutosh & Ms. Fatima, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, SSC with Ms. Drishti Rawal, Mr. Mayur Goyal, Mr. Sarthak Srivastava, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner- Nadeem Ahmed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking release of one gold bar weighing 117 grams (hereinafter, ‘gold bar’) which was detained by the Customs Department vide detention receipt No.2162 dated 7th July, 2023. 3. A brief background of the Petitioner’s case is that, the Petitioner is an Indian Passport holder bearing Passport No. T0953826 who had travelled back to India on 7th July, 2023. Upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, he was intercepted by the concerned 4. The case of the Petitioner is that after the detention of the gold bar, no Show Cause Notice (here