Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 52A NDPS Act | Innocent Owner Entitled to Interim Custody of Seized Vehicle Without Connivance or Knowledge : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that Special Courts cannot summarily reject property return applications under the NDPS Act without hearing. Innocent owners, not accused or complicit, must be granted interim custody of seized vehicles if they lack knowledge of the offence, reinforcing natural justice principles.