Allowed
Nithiyakala v. The State of TamilNadu, Rep. by
Madras HCCRL RC/391/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This Criminal Revision Case sought to set aside an order dismissing a petition for return of a mobile phone seized under the NDPS Act. The High Court held that the petitioner, a non-accused student, was entitled to the return of the phone following the Apex Court's decision in Sainaba, subject to executing a bond and giving an undertaking.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order dismissing the petition for return of property is set aside, and the mobile phone is directed to be returned to the petitioner upon execution of a bond and undertaking.