The Customs Act

False declaration, false documents, etc

Obstruction of officer of customs

Refusal to be X-rayed

Evasion of duty or prohibitions

Preparation

Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act

Offences by officers of customs

Cognizance of offences

Offences to be tried summaril

Presumption of culpable mental stat

Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances

Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer print outs as documents and as evidence

Presumption as to documents in certain cases

Offences by companies

Application of section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958


OFFENCES AND PROSECUTIONS


Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), an offence under this Chapter other than an offence
punishable 1[under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 135 or under sub-section (2) of that section]
may be tried summarily by a Magistrate.


LAWGIST

# 138 Offences to be tried summaril