...(Antiquities, SPE/CBI, New Delhi) against Manohar Lal Narang and others, for alleged offences under Section 120-B IPC read with Section 411 IPC and Section 25(1) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. On...(R.C 4/1976) was filed in the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Delhi, for offences under Section 120-B IPC read with Sections 420, 411 and 406 IPC and Section 25 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The...Section 25(1) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The accused mentioned in the report were Manu Narang and Ramlal Narang. After reciting that the pillars had been taken from the Court by N.N...

..., 1962. It was their contention before the learned ACMM that when a special act and a special procedure has been provided then the Customs Act, 1962 would not operate in so far as prosecution is concerned. It is their case that prosecution in respect of the export of such articles can only take place under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. This...Customs Act, 1962. No complaint had been filed for the violation of any provision of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972.4. I have heard Mr. Satish...provisions of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 quite extensively, this Court came to the conclusion in para 6 of the said decision...

...further contested that as per the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, Section 24, the competent authority to decide whether an item is antiquity is an officer not below...he is not been authorised to issue certificate under Section 24 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Therefore...finding that the goods are antiques goods cannot be confiscated under the provisions of Section 113(d) of the Customs Act read with provisions in Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. It...

...Section 16 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 for the grant of a certificate of registration of the Shiv Ling. The respondent on being satisfied issued a certificate of...learned counsel for the petitioner is that aforesaid order was passed without reasonable opportunity afforded to the petitioner as contemplated under Section 16(4) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act.3. The Section 16(4) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 is...and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The petitioner No. 1 being Sarvakar of the Shiv Temple applied to the respondent for registration under...

...amend Sections 25 and 26 of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 within the time frame as may be fixed by this Hon'ble court. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sridharan Petitioner-in...for the respondents to consider a representation made by the petitioner on October 12, 2019 for amending the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. 2. Since it is...: THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.34702 of 2019 S.Sridharan...

...pointed out that the offences indicated related to alleged offences under the provisions of the Penal Code, the Passports Act, 1967 and the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, which...to the PML Act, 2002, and could at best be treated as offences under the Penal Code, the Passports Act and the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972.30..., with which Respondent 1 had been dealing, attracted the attention of the Revenue Department and on investigation conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), show-cause...

...Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 also. There is a penal provision under Section 25 of the Act.After careful perusal the Case Dairy and materials therein as well...being noncognizable and bailable one, the petitioner is entitled to bail. This apart, Section 25 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 also...and, accordingly, a case was lodged against him by the Customs Authority under Sections 104/135 of the Customs Act.Mr. Mitter, learned advocate for the...

...opportunity of hearing and without following the procedure prescribed under law. It is contended that the action of the respondents is contrary to the provisions of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 as...Remains Act, 1964. It is further submitted that under Section 19 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, compulsory acquisition of an antiquity can be undertaken only...with an appropriate nameplate. The communication does not, prima facie, disclose exercise of statutory power either under Section 19 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 or under Section 24...

...interest is not defined in the Customs Act, Customs Tariff or Import Policy. According to him only goods which are covered under Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 can...Act, Customs Tariff Act or Import Policy. Neither is the expression defined in Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. This Act only uses the expression to give an...and Art Treasures Act, 1972. He points out that the Archeological Survey of India gave the opinion that the impugned item is not an antiquity. He further argues that the expression historical...

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...possession, statutory registration under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, and the constitutional balance between preservation of national heritage and protection of individual liberty...Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The prosecution, however, disputes not merely the lawful 2/17...India under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. 9. The prosecution specifically relies upon discrepancy in measurements between the idol covered by the registration...

...and 11.10.2018, for the purpose of determination of antiquities of the idols, as per Section 24 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Therefore...made by the learned counsel on either side, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of, with a direction to the first respondent to have the assessment and complete the same relating to antiquities...Seeking a direction to the first respondent to have the task of determination of antiquities of idols, the petitioner has come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2.According to...

...of F.I.R no. 128/05, registered at Police Station, Kothi Bagh, Srinagar, under Sections 379/380/120-B RPC, and 8/25 Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. 2...provisions of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 or under any other law for the time being in force, submitted...that possession of Coins may not amount to commission of any offence. 5. I have gone through the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 and its provisions contained...

...Section 420 and Section 406 IPC, while the offences alleged in the second case were Section 120-B read with Section 411 IPC and Section 25 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. It is true...that the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act had not yet come into force on the date when the FIR was registered. It is also true that Omi Narang and Manu Narang were not extradited for the offence under...the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, and, therefore, they could not be tried for that offence in India. But the question whether any of the accused may be tried for a contravention of the...

...registered on 22nd March, 2010, under Section 411 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section 25 of the ‘Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972’ in...aforesaid background and also the fact that till now the expert report has not been received if the said Idol recovered from Rajesh Kumar and Atul Kumar was an ‘antiquity’ within the meaning of the Act...SURINDER SINGH, J (Oral)Police report filed.Heard and gone through the record.The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in FIR No. 90 of 2010...

...Petition could not have passed an order under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 by invoking Section-19 thereof for the simple reason that Section 19 requires the...be taken by the parties. Now, they are free to take these steps but we clarify that any measures or steps taken under Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, will not in...Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures. It has to make an order under sub-section 1 of Section 19 and thereupon all consequential steps would...

.... Superintending Archaeologist. 5. The Respondent submitted that under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (AATA) and related rules, the Archaeological Survey of India...Digambar Jain Temple of Baran. It is observed that under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, an idol that is more than 100 years old is classified as an antiquity and falls under the regulatory...holds primary authority over the management and preservation of antiquities (items over 100 years old). While the ASI is tasked with preventing theft and smuggling, there are legal channels and Page 2...

...The petitioner stands accused of an offence under Section 14 (3) read with 25 (2) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 in C.C No. 6718 of 2000 on the...prove that the possession of such an idol was with the accused for 15 days or other wise, the prosecution is out of Court.5. Section 14 (3) (b) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 reads...counsel for the petitioner is that possession of antique idol becomes an offence under Section 14 (3) of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act only when the possession was...

...section 7 of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The other persona have been held to be connected with one or more of these categories. 4. The first category...illegally in breach of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 out of the country or, by undervaluation, as in the consignments of furniture as well as the bronze statues of 10... section 3 save in so far as that Act is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and except that (notwithstanding anything contained in section 125 of that Act) any confiscation authorised under that Act shall be made unless the Central Government on an application made to it in this behalf, otherwise directs.' of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. At...

...section 7 of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The other persona have been held to be connected with one or more of these categories. 4. The first category...illegally in breach of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 out of the country or, by undervaluation, as in the consignments of furniture as well as the bronze statues of 10... section 3 save in so far as that Act is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and except that (notwithstanding anything contained in section 125 of that Act) any confiscation authorised under that Act shall be made unless the Central Government on an application made to it in this behalf, otherwise directs.' of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. At...