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The Customs Act, 1962

Refusal to be X-rayed

In force From 01 Feb 1963 Act 52 of 1962 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 52 of 1962 Ministry Finance Enacted 13 Dec 1962 In force 01 Feb 1963 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 5

Section 134 of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with refusal to be X-rayed. If any person-- (a) resists or refuses to allow a radiologist to screen or to take X-ray picture of his body in accordance with an order made by a Magistrate under section 103, or (b) resists or refuses to allow suitable action being taken on the advice and under the supervision of a registered medi The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.

If any person--

(a) resists or refuses to allow a radiologist to screen or to take X-ray picture of his body in accordance with an order made by a Magistrate under section 103, or

(b) resists or refuses to allow suitable action being taken on the advice and under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner for bringing out goods liable to confiscation secreted inside his body, as provided in section 103,

he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

Section 134, The Customs Act, 1962 (Act 52 of 1962).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 103 Power to screen or X-ray bodies of suspected persons for detecting secreted goods

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 137 Cognizance of offences

Made under this section, and citing it

5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 134

What does Section 134 of the Customs Act deal with?

Section 134 of the Customs Act is headed "Refusal to be X-rayed". If any person-- (a) resists or refuses to allow a radiologist to screen or to take X-ray picture of his body in accordance with an order made by a Magistrate under section 103, or (b) resists or refuses to allow suitable action being taken on the advice and under the supervision of a registered medi

How do I find court cases under Section 134 of the Customs Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Customs Act 1962 134, section 134 Customs Act 1962, section 134 of the Customs Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 134 of the Customs Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 103 (Power to screen or X-ray bodies of suspected persons for detecting secreted goods), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Notification No.118/2008-Cus(NT), dated 12.11.2008 (2008), then Customs (Compounding of offences) Rules, 2005 (2005).

When did Section 134 of the Customs Act come into force?

Section 134 of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 134, came into force on 01 Feb 1963, having been enacted on 13 Dec 1962. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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