This document is an order issued by the Central Government of India, specifically the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, COFEPOSA Wing, dated June 8, 2020. It pertains to Shri Gopal Gupta, son of Shri Naresh Chandra Gupta, residing at 36 F, Pocket-I, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, New Delhi 110027.
The order, S.O. 1792(E), is issued in response to Order No. PD12001012020COFEPOSA dated January 21, 2020, which was issued under Section 3(1) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. The initial order directed the detention of Shri Gopal Gupta in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, to prevent him from engaging in smuggling activities.
As the Central Government believes that Shri Gupta has absconded or is concealing himself to avoid the execution of the detention order, this subsequent order, issued under Section 7(1)(b) of the said Act, directs Shri Gopal Gupta to appear before the Commissioner of Police, Government of NCT, 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
NEW DELHI: The capital city of India, and the location of several government offices mentioned in the document.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE: The government ministry responsible for financial matters; the Department of Revenue is part of this ministry.
Department of Revenue: A department within the Ministry of Finance.
CENTRAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE BUREAU: An intelligence agency focused on economic offenses; part of the Department of Revenue.
COFEPOSA: An abbreviation, refers to the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974: An Indian law aimed at preventing activities that undermine foreign exchange and smuggling.
Gopal Gupta: Individual who is subject to the detention order under COFEPOSA.
Tihar Jail, New Delhi: A prison located in Delhi, where Gopal Gupta was to be detained.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1609] ्ई कदल्ली, सोंिार, ि् 8, 2020/ज् ष्े ठ 18, 1942
No. 1609] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020/JYAISTHA 18, 1942
जित्त ं्ं ाल
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केन्दर ी िक आकस िसब ्ा ू र ो)
(कोफेपोसा स्ट्क ंध)
िदिे
ubZ fnYyh] 8 twu 2020
का.ि. 1792(अ).—िबकक, जिदेिी ंुरा संरक्षण और तस्ट् करी गजतजिजध ज्िारण अजधज् ं, 1974
(1974 का 52) की धारा 3 की उप धारा (1) के तहत जििेष रूप से अजधकार प्राप् त सं ु् त सजबि, भारत सरकार द्वारा
उ्त उप धारा के तहत कद्ांक 21.01.2020 के पीडी-12001/01/2020- कोफेपोसा के तहत िारी िदेि ं ें ह ज्दिे
कद ा ग ा आा कक श्री गोपाल गुप्ता, सुपु् श्री ्रेि बंर गुप्ता, ज्िासी 36 एफ, पाकेट-1, ं र जिहार फेि-1,
्ई कदल्ली-110027 को जहरासत ंें जल ा िाए और जतहाड िेल, ्ई कदल्ली ंें रखा िाए ताकक भजिष् ंें उन्द ह ें ंाल की
तस्ट् करी कर्,े ंाल की तस्ट् करी को बाािा दे्े और तस्ट् करी के ंाल का पररिह् कर्े ा छुपा्े ा रख्े द्वारा तस्ट् करी के
ंाल के अन्द आा ले्-दे् स ेरोका िा सके।
2460 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. िबकक केन्द र सरकार के पास ह जिव िास कर्े के कारण ह क कक प ि््त ् ज्त भगोा ा ह य ा अप्े को जछपाए
हुए ह यताकक िदेि का तांील ् कक ा िा सके।
3. अत: अब उ्त अजधज् ं की धारा 7 की उप-धारा (1) के खंड (ख) द्वारा प्रदत् त िज्त क का प्र ोग करत े हुए,
केन्द र सरकार एतदद्वारा प ि््त ् ज्त को ज्देि दते ी ह य कक सरकारी रािप् ं ें स िदेि के प्रकाि् की तारीख स े
7 कद् के अंदर िह पुजलस ि क्तु , राष्ट्री रािधा्ी क्षे्, कदल्ली सरकार के सां्े उपजस्ट्आत हो।
[ सं. पीडी-12001/01/2020 – कोफेपोसा]
रजि प्रताप ससंह, सं ु् त सजबि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE BUREAU)
(COFEPOSA WING)
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2020
S.O. 1792(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-12001/01/2020-COFEPOSA dated 21.01.2020 under the said sub-section
directing that Shri Gopal Gupta, S/o Shri Naresh Chandra Gupta, R/o 36 F, Pocket-I, Mayur Vihar Phase-I,
New Delhi -110027 be detained and kept in Tihar Jail, New Delhi with a view to preventing him from smuggling
goods, abetting the smuggling of goods and dealing in smuggled goods otherwise than by 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 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,
Government of NCT, Delhi within 7 days of the publication of this Order in the Official Gazette.
[No. PD-12001/01/2020-COFEPOSA]
RAVI PRATAP SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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