Section 457 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : A Recent View
Many important decisions were given by Hon'ble Gauhati High Court.
It has been commented at page 31 of State of Assam v Ram Sankar Maurya [2023] GCtR 501 (Gauhati) thus : -
"At the investigation stage, seized articles cannot be released by a Court under Section 451 Cr.P.C. However, under Section 457 Cr.P.C., the Criminal Court has the jurisdiction to give custody of seized property/articles at the stage of investigation, when those seized property are not produced before the Court."
Kindly note that full text Judgments of Hon'ble Gauhati High Court can be downloaded absolutely free of cost from the official website at the link https://ghconline.gov.in/ - Then entering the Case Number (for example) : Crl.Pet. 284/2022
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