Interim Custody of Vehicles -- Registration Certificate in Name of Claimant -- Not by itself determinative of entitlement to interim possession
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.451, S.457 -- Interim Custody of Vehicles -- Registration Certificate in Name of Claimant -- Registration certificate is a relevant but not conclusive factor for interim custody of seized vehicles. The court exercises discretion to determine who is best entitled to possession, having regard to the nature of the property, circumstances of seizure and material on record, without adjudicating title, which remains within the domain of a competent civil forum. Continued possession, discharge of loan instalments, and an undertaking permitting use can outweigh registration in favour of the claimant.
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