Date: 2020-08-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas the Joint Secretary to the Government of India specially empowered under sub section 1 of Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act
This document is an order issued by the Central Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, COFEPOSA Wing, dated August 7, 2020. It pertains to Shri Harmeet Singh, son of Shri Jaspal Singh, residing at (i) H.No. 9964, Gali No. 4, Multani Dhanda, Pahar Ganj, Delhi 110055 and (ii) 513, Ramesh Nagar, Delhi 110015.
The order, S.O. 2650(E), is issued in response to Order No. PD12002052020COFEPOSA dated 05.06.2020, which was issued under subsection 1 of Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974). The original order directed the detention of Shri Harmeet Singh in Tihar Central Jail, New Delhi, to prevent him from smuggling goods, abetting smuggling, and engaging in activities related to smuggled goods.
As the Central Government believes that Shri Harmeet Singh has absconded or is concealing himself to avoid execution of the detention order, this subsequent order, issued under clause (b) of subsection 1 of Section 7 of the Act, directs Shri Harmeet Singh to appear before the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, within 7 days of the publication of this order in the Official Gazette.
The order is issued by RAVI PRATAP SINGH, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The Indian government ministry responsible for the country's finances.
Department of Revenue: A department within the Ministry of Finance.
Central Economic Intelligence Bureau: An Indian intelligence agency responsible for economic intelligence and combating economic offenses.
COFEPOSA: Refers to the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974.
New Delhi: The location where the order was issued. New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: An act of the Indian Parliament to provide for the prevention of certain economic offenses.
Harmeet Singh: Individual who is subject to the detention order under COFEPOSA.
Delhi: The place where Harmeet Singh is ordered to report to the Commissioner of Police. Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2350] नई ददल्ली, िक्रु िार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2020/श्रािण 16, 1942
No. 2350] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020/SRAVANA 16, 1942
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(राजस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केन्द रीय आर्थथक आसूचना ब् यूरो)
(कोफेपोसा स्ट्क ंध)
आदिे
नई ददल् ली, 7 अगस्ट्त, 2020
का.आ. 2650(अ).—जबदक, जिदेिी मुरा संरक्षण और तस्ट् करी गजतजिजध जनिारण अजधजनयम, 1974
(1974 का 52) की धारा 3 की उप धारा (1) के तहत जििेष रूप स े अजधकार प्राप् त संयुक् त सजचि, भारत सरकार द्वारा
उक्त उप धारा के तहत ददनांक 05.06.2020 को पीडी-12002/05/2020-कोफेपोसा के तहत जारी आदिे म ें यह जनदेि
ददया गया था दक श्री हरमीत ससह, सुपुत्र श्री जसपाल ससह, जनिासी (i) मकान स.ं 9964, गली नं. 4, मुल्तानी ढांडा,
पहाड़गंज, ददल्ली-110055; (ii) 5/13, रमेि नगर, ददल्ली-110015 को जहरासत म ें जलया जलया जाए और केंरीय
कारागार, जतहाड़ जले , नई ददल्ली म ें रखा जाए तादक भजिष्य में उन्द ह ें माल की तस्ट् करी करन,े माल की तस्ट् करी को बढािा
देने, तस्ट् करी का माल लान-े ले जाने या छुपाने या रखन े स े रोका जा सके।
2. जबदक केन्द र सरकार के पास यह जिश् िास करने के कारण ह ैं दक पूिोक्त व् यजक्त भगोड़ा ह ै या अपने को जछपाए हुए ह ै
तादक आदेि का तामील न दकया जा सके।
3597 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3. अत:, अब, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 7 की उप-धारा (1) के खंड (ख) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजक्त यों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द र
सरकार एतदद्वारा पूिोक्त व् यजक्त को जनदेि दते ी ह ै दक सरकारी राजपत्र म ें इस आदेि के प्रकािन की जतजथ स े 7 ददन के
अंदर िह पुजलस आयक्तु , ददल्ली के सामन े उपजस्ट्थत हो।
[सं. पीडी-12002/05/2020-कोफेपोसा]
रजि प्रताप ससह, संयुक् त सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE BUREAU)
(COFEPOSA WING)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2020
S.O. 2650(E).—Whereas the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, specially empowered under sub-
section (1) of Section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974
(52 of 1974) issued Order No. PD-12002/05/2020-COFEPOSA dated 05.6.2020 under the said sub-section directing
that Shri Harmeet Singh, S/o Shri Jaspal Singh, R/o (i) H.No.9964, Gali No. 4, Multani Dhanda, Pahar Ganj,
Delhi -110055 ; (ii) 5/13, Ramesh Nagar, Delhi -110015 be detained and kept in Tihar Central Jail, Tihar Jail, New
Delhi with a view to preventing him from smuggling goods, abetting the smuggling of goods and engaging in
transporting or concealing or keeping smuggled goods, in future .
2. Whereas the Central Government has reasons to believe that the aforesaid person has absconded or has been
concealing himself so that the said Order cannot be executed.
3. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the said
Act, the Central Government hereby directs the aforesaid person to appear before the Commissioner of Police, Delhi
within 7 days of the publication of this Order in the Official Gazette.
[No. PD-12002/05/2020-COFEPOSA]
RAVI PRATAP SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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