https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256779 Interim custody of a seized vehicle was found permissible despite pending excise confiscation proceedings, because no criminal court finding of guilt had yet been recorded and the vehicle had remained in police custody long enough to risk deterioration. The High Court applied the principle that seized property should ordinarily be released to its rightful owner at the earliest, and held that confiscation proceedings alone did not justify refusal of interim custody on these facts. Custody was made subject to security and preservation conditions. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256779 Interim custody of a seized vehicle was found permissible despite pending excise confiscation proceedings, because no criminal court finding of guilt had yet been recorded and the vehicle had remained in police custody long enough to risk deterioration. The High Court applied the principle that seized property should ordinarily be released to its rightful owner at the earliest, and held that confiscation proceedings alone did not justify refusal of interim custody on these facts. Custody was made subject to security and preservation conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256779