https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300228 Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure permits courts to impose safeguards when granting interim custody of seized property, but requiring gold ornaments or money to be returned in the same condition is not mandatory in every instance. The condition must reflect the property's nature, available evidence, prima facie entitlement, rival claims, and whether jewellery constitutes stock in trade. A bank guarantee may be required where articles have substantial value. Before retaining a production condition, the trial court should allow evidence on entitlement and verify competing claims; where jewellery is established as stock in trade and no rival claimant exists, that condition may be declined. en-us Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:36:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300228 Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure permits courts to impose safeguards when granting interim custody of seized property, but requiring gold ornaments or money to be returned in the same condition is not mandatory in every instance. The condition must reflect the property's nature, available evidence, prima facie entitlement, rival claims, and whether jewellery constitutes stock in trade. A bank guarantee may be required where articles have substantial value. Before retaining a production condition, the trial court should allow evidence on entitlement and verify competing claims; where jewellery is established as stock in trade and no rival claimant exists, that condition may be declined. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300228