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Supreme Court: Vehicle Confiscation In NDPS Cases Is For The Trial Court, Not The Drug Disposal Committee, To Decide -- Orders Release Of Acquitted Man's Lorry

The Supreme Court held that the power to confiscate a vehicle seized in an NDPS case under Section 63 of the NDPS Act vests in the trial court, not the Drug Disposal Committee, and ordered release of a lorry to its owner after all accused were acquitted amid serious lapses in the prosecution's case.

Decided: 24 Aug 2026

Justice J. B. Pardiwala, Justice K. Vinod Chandran

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