https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=21660 Interim custody of property must be sought before the criminal court where the property has been produced during inquiry or trial, and the High Court's inherent jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass that statutory route. The seized currency was not shown to be perishable or urgently returnable, and prima facie material relating to offences arising from the money circulation scheme, together with the possibility of confiscation at trial, weighed against interim release. The frozen bank accounts were also not fit for release because the balances had not been produced before any criminal court and the freezing order had been issued under the income-tax law. Relief was refused. en-us Mon, 16 Dec 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:48:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=21660 Interim custody of property must be sought before the criminal court where the property has been produced during inquiry or trial, and the High Court's inherent jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass that statutory route. The seized currency was not shown to be perishable or urgently returnable, and prima facie material relating to offences arising from the money circulation scheme, together with the possibility of confiscation at trial, weighed against interim release. The frozen bank accounts were also not fit for release because the balances had not been produced before any criminal court and the freezing order had been issued under the income-tax law. Relief was refused. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 16 Dec 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=21660