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ASSISTANT COLLECTOR CENTRAL EXCISE AND LAND CUSTOMS versus SHAFQAT SHAH

Sections 162 and 163 of the Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 199 Customs Officers raided the premises of the respondents and seized some articles even though the officers had no warrants to search and they were not hidden and instead of ordinary. The tires were open where they were visible. The High Court allowed the defendant's constitutional request on the ground that the raid was conducted without a search warrant and that a search warrant was required from the magistrate under Sections 62 and 163 of the Customs Act, 1969, to search for any goods before it. Can be The seized Supreme Court held that interference, like the case, in this case, would not justify involvement in the matter and the issuance of a writ by the High Court. property advocate from Shahpur Chakar lawyer