https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42574 Property seized by Customs Officers under the Customs Act could not be ordered released by a Magistrate under Sections 451, 452 or 457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, because those powers apply only where property is before the court, in police custody, or seizure is reported under the Code. Until a complaint is filed under Section 190(1)(a), no criminal proceeding is before the Magistrate for such an order. The High Court also could not use Section 482 CrPC to direct Customs to return passports and air tickets, since inherent powers do not create a substantive remedy or override the Customs Act's adjudicatory scheme. en-us Thu, 20 Jul 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 14:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42574 Property seized by Customs Officers under the Customs Act could not be ordered released by a Magistrate under Sections 451, 452 or 457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, because those powers apply only where property is before the court, in police custody, or seizure is reported under the Code. Until a complaint is filed under Section 190(1)(a), no criminal proceeding is before the Magistrate for such an order. The High Court also could not use Section 482 CrPC to direct Customs to return passports and air tickets, since inherent powers do not create a substantive remedy or override the Customs Act's adjudicatory scheme. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 20 Jul 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42574