(1.) On 20th April, 1985 the appellants say some of their Officers found the Respondent No. 1 in possession of two gold bars and one gold stick as well as some old and broken gold ornaments. The Respondent No. 1 is a dealer in gold ornaments. The recovery was alleged to have been made upon search of the person and the bag in the possession of the Respondent No. 1 at the business premises of one Prakash Yadav. The said Officers took the Respondent No. 1 to the Customs House where a confessional statement was made by the Respondent No. 1.
(2.) In the statement the Respondent No. 1 had first set out particulars of his family and himself as well as his business. The relevant extracts of the confessional statement are:
(3.) The corrections in the confessional statement as well as the endorsement below the statement were in the hand-writing of the Respondent No. 1.