
Kerala High Court dismisses petitions against detention of accused in diplomatic gold smuggling case
The Hindu
The Bench observed that that the detaining authority had acted entirely in accordance with the statutory purpose set out in Section 3 of the COFEPOSA Act while passing the detention orders
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday upheld the detention of A.M. Jalal and P. Mohammed Shafi, accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case, under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act,1974 (COFEPOSA).
The Bench, comprising Justice A.K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Muhammed Nias C.P., passed the verdict while dismissing the petitions filed by the spouses of the accused challenging the detention.

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