LawgistThe Customs Act
138Offences to be tried summaril
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.
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1. Subs. by Act 36 of 1973, s. 8, for "under clause (i) of section 135" (w.e.f. 1-9-1973).
OFFENCES AND PROSECUTIONS
- 132 False declaration, false documents, etc
- 133 Obstruction of officer of customs
- 134 Refusal to be X-rayed
- 135 Evasion of duty or prohibitions
- 135A Preparation
- 135B Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act
- 136 Offences by officers of customs
- 137 Cognizance of offences
- 138 Offences to be tried summaril
- 138A Presumption of culpable mental stat
- 138B Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
- 138C Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer print outs as documents and as evidence
- 139 Presumption as to documents in certain cases
- 140 Offences by companies
- 140A Application of section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
