https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41370 Section 452(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure permits disposal of property only if, after inquiry or trial, the property is produced before the criminal court or is otherwise in its custody or control. Foreign currency seized by customs and never brought before the Magistrate could not validly be confiscated by the criminal court, because the statutory precondition for disposal was absent. The confiscation order therefore lacked a proper legal basis and could not stand where it risked inconsistency with proceedings under the Customs Act. The confiscation order was set aside. en-us Thu, 13 Oct 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41370 Section 452(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure permits disposal of property only if, after inquiry or trial, the property is produced before the criminal court or is otherwise in its custody or control. Foreign currency seized by customs and never brought before the Magistrate could not validly be confiscated by the criminal court, because the statutory precondition for disposal was absent. The confiscation order therefore lacked a proper legal basis and could not stand where it risked inconsistency with proceedings under the Customs Act. The confiscation order was set aside. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 13 Oct 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41370