MOHAMMAD JUNAID vs COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 25th September, 2025 W.P.(C) 14957/2025 MOHAMMAD JUNAID .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Rexwal & Mr. Ashif Khan, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Harpreet Singh, SSC with Ms. Suhani Mathur, Mr. Jai Ahuja, Ms. Sanidhya Sharma, Mr. Akshay Saxena & Ms. Shivali Saxena, 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 seeking quashing of Order-in-Original dated 28th May, 2025 (hereinafter, ‘the OIO’) passed by the office of Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi. The Petitioner further seeks release of his detained article i.e. one gold bar. 3. The background of the case is that the Petitioner, who is an Indian national, was traveling from Doha, Qatar to India on 1st July, 2024 and upon his arrival at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, a gold bar weighing 117 grams with purity 998, valued at Rs. 7,87,017/- (hereinafter, ‘the detained article’) was seized from his possession vide detention receipt dated 1st July, 2024. A 4. Thereafter, the OIO was passed on 28