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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Customs Act, 1962 Section 138

Offences to Be Tried Summarily

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Customs Act, 1962 Section 138 is part of Customs Act, 1962 - Offences to Be Tried Summarily. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)1, an offence under this Chapter other than an offence punishable2[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. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

2. Substituted by Act 36 of 1973, section 8, for "under clause (i) of section 135" (w.e.f. 1-9-1973).

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