Case Law Analysis
|Telangana High Court
NDPS Act | Innocent Owner Entitled to Vehicle Release Under Section 457 CrPC : Telangana HC
Telangana High Court rules that an innocent vehicle owner, not accused under the NDPS Act, must be granted interim custody of their seized vehicle under Section 457 of the CrPC, subject to bond conditions. The ruling reinforces the right to property and limits arbitrary seizures in contraband cases.