BAGGAGE HANDLING
| Baggage
Prohibited/Restricted |
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1.
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Jewellery
or articles made wholly or mainly of gold or of silver, in
excess of permitted limit. (Rs.20,000/- for females
and Rs.10,000/- for males) |
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2.
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Indian
currency in excess of Rs.1,000/- |
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3.
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Dangerous
drugs such as coca leaf, cocaine, hemp, charas, opium,
morphine and their mixtures and derivatives. |
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4.
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Any
obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting,
representation, figure, article or objectionable
literature or any class of goods. |
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5.
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Appliances
the object of which is the silencing of fire arms. |
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6.
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Plants
including parts of plants, soil seeds, fruits, dry fruits,
vegetables, flowers, coffee seeds, coffee beans, cottons
and unmanufactured tobacco which may contain exotic
pests/diseases. |
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7.
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Pet
animals and birds in a limited number. |
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| Alert |
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| Customs
Officials c Alert can be of the following types: |
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| Red
Alert |
For
arrest |
| Blue
Alert |
For
search of baggage/person for a continuous period |
| Letter
Alert |
For
search of baggage/person for a particular visit |
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| Searches |
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| 1. |
Customs
Officials are expected to conduct the search with decency
and due consideration to the sentiments of the person
subjected to search. |
| 2. |
Search
is to be conducted in the presence of panchas. |
| 3. |
Search
cannnot be conducted before general public. |
| 4. |
Females
should be searched by female only and only in the presence
of female witnesses. |
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| Panchanama |
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| Panchanama
is a document executed by two persons (panchas) before the
customs official witnessing the search of baggage and/or
person of a passenger. The following should be taken
into account while executing a panchanama: |
| 1. |
Exact
place/person from which/whom contraband articles are
recovered and seized should be mentioned; |
| 2. |
Details
of the counter, channel, place etc., where the search took
place should be mentioned; |
| 3. |
Full
description of the premises/conveyance from which the
goods were seized should be given; |
| 4. |
Value
of the goods as appearing on the import/export note and
also the prevailing market rate should be given; |
| 5. |
Detailed
inventory with quantity, description, marks, number, etc.,
of the goods recovered and seized should also be given. |
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| Documents |
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| 1. |
All
documents prepar |
| 2. |
Loose
documents and each written page of all diaries, registers,
etc., must be numbered and signed and blank pages should
be numbered separately; |
| 3. |
First
and last pages in the registers, books, diaries, etc.,
must be signed in full, by the person from whom recovered
and by the witnesses, where all the documents/papers
cannot be attested. |
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| Recording
of Statement |
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| Statement
is given by a passenger whose baggageer son is searched by
Customs Officials. The following should be taken
into account while giving the statement: |
| 1. |
Statement
(in duplicate) should be recorded in the language
known to the person. If not, the same should be read
out and explained to the passenger in his own language. |
| 2. |
Statement
can be given voluntarily by the person being examined and
the statement is to be recorded by the Customs Officials.
Statement can also be recorded under an oath by the
consent person stating that he shall tell the truth and
nothing but truth. |
| 3. |
Statement
is to be recorded in the presence of a Gazetted Officer. |
| 4. |
Giving
false evidence in a statement is a punishable offence.
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| Arrest |
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| 1. |
Persons
guilty of a punishable offence can be arrested. |
| 2. |
Customs
Officials are empowered to arrest an offender. |
| 3. |
A
person who is arrested has a right to consult or to be
defended by legal practitioner of his choice. (Remand
Application) |
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