A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of a man, accused of smuggling 760 gold coins worth Rs 1.33 crores from Dubai and throwing them in a dustbin at the IGI airport here, saying prima facie it appeared to be a case of customs duty evasion.
Special Judge Gurvinder Pal Singh rejected the bail plea of accused Hameed Sultan Mohammed Ali, who had arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport from Dubai on July 14 and had allegedly thrown five packets containing over six kilogrammes of gold into the dustbin of a toilet.
Holding that there was a prima facie case of customs duty evasion by Ali, the court said the alleged criminal act causing loss to public revenue clearly depicted that the accused did not deserve to be released on regular bail, at least at this stage.
According to the prosecution, Ali had arrived at the IGI airport on July 14 and he was intercepted at the exit gate of customs arrival hall while he was going out.
18/08/14 The Indian Republic
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Special Judge Gurvinder Pal Singh rejected the bail plea of accused Hameed Sultan Mohammed Ali, who had arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport from Dubai on July 14 and had allegedly thrown five packets containing over six kilogrammes of gold into the dustbin of a toilet.
Holding that there was a prima facie case of customs duty evasion by Ali, the court said the alleged criminal act causing loss to public revenue clearly depicted that the accused did not deserve to be released on regular bail, at least at this stage.
According to the prosecution, Ali had arrived at the IGI airport on July 14 and he was intercepted at the exit gate of customs arrival hall while he was going out.
18/08/14 The Indian Republic
