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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Customs Act, 1962 Section 117

Penalties for Contravention, Etc., Not Expressly Mentioned

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Customs Act, 1962 Section 117 is part of Customs Act, 1962 - Penalties for Contravention, Etc., Not Expressly Mentioned. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act or abets any such contravention or who fails to comply with any provision of this Act with which it was his duty to comply, where no express penalty is elsewhere provided for such contravention or failure, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 2[one lakh rupees].

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1. Substituted by Act 27 of 1999, section 109, for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 11-5-1999).

2. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2008 for the words "1[ten thousand rupees]".

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What does Customs Act, 1962 Section 117 provide?

Section Section 117 of the Customs Act, 1962 (Penalties for Contravention, Etc., Not Expressly Mentioned) is reproduced on this page as part of the Customs Act, 1962. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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