DRI gold arrest followed by High Court bail for Aizawl resident
DRI officials arrested a person from Aizawl in a gold case and the Gauhati High Court later allowed regular bail. The court recorded recovery of 996.38 grams of suspected smuggled gold of foreign origin valued at Rs 1,62,31,030. The prosecution under the Customs Act remains pending subject to bail conditions.
This page records what the cited court, tribunal and government records say happened. Findings belong to the court or authority that made them; this register adds none of its own. Names of private individuals are withheld unless a naming gate clears them.
How we verify →Released on bail; Customs prosecution/investigation continues under DRI case.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the petitioner sought regular bail in Bail Appln./1129/2026 linked to DRI Case No. 45/CL/IMP/GOLD/DRI/GZU/2025-26 under sections of the Customs Act.
The High Court recorded that the gist of the allegation is that on 09.03.2026, DRI officials recovered 996.38 grams of suspected smuggled gold of foreign origin valued at Rs. 1,62,31,030.
The High Court recorded that the petitioner was arrested on 09.03.2026 and that the petitioner is a resident of Tuikual North, Aizawl Municipal Council, Aizawl, Mizoram.
The High Court allowed the bail petition on 07-05-2026 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 with two sureties, with conditions not to abscond and to cooperate with remaining investigation.
What the record says
“The gist of the allegation is that on 09.03.2026, the DRI official recovered 996.38 grams of suspected smuggled gold of foreign origin of value Rs. 1,62,31,030/-.”
[name withheld] vs The Union Of India, Bail Appln./1129/2026, Gauhati High Court order dated 07-05-2026 — read the full text
A peaceful economic act
Keeping or carrying gold harms no complaining victim; the case punishes peaceful possession and movement of gold with seizure, arrest and prosecution.
What we could not confirm
Full seizure location not visible in excerpt accessed; Mizoram link established by petitioner's Aizawl residence, Aizawl-origin movement pattern in related cases, and jurisdiction of High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. Bail bond amount stated in order summary as Rs. 50,000 with two sureties.