Barnard and Another v Gorman The respondent, a ship’s steward, arrived in Liverpool on 4 July 1938, from Burma. The two appellants were preventive Customs officers. On 5 July they detained the respondent, took him to the police court, and there charged him with knowingly harbouring uncustomed goods consisting of a box of cigars, with intent to evade the payment of duty thereon, contrary to the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 186. He was detained in custody for some hours before being released on bail.