Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 452 [Corresponding Sec. 498 of BNSS, 2023]–While recording conviction and imposing sentence, the learned Trial Court omitted to pass any order regarding the disposal of either the seized contraband or the conveyance–This failure is inconsistent with the mandatory tenor of Sec. 452 Cr.P.C.–Appellant is the sole registered owner of the vehicle–The appeal has been admitted, but owing to docket cogestion, there is no immediate prospect of final disposal–Directed to give the interim custody of the vehicle subject to certain conditions.
