Disposal of Seized Property -- Statutory Timeline for Order Under Section 497 BNSS -- Court must pass disposal order within 45 days of seizure, delay renders mandate nugatory
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.497(2)/497(5) -- Disposal of Seized Property -- Statutory Timeline for Order Under Section 497 BNSS -- A statement of seized property must be prepared within 14 days of its production before the court, and an order for its disposal, destruction, confiscation or delivery must follow within 30 days thereafter, together prescribing a 45-day outer limit from seizure. Failure to adhere to this timeline renders the statutory mandate nugatory and warrants a direction for expeditious disposal.
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