and effect sale of the contraband. It is stated that the said vehicle was seized by the respondent police during the investigation.

3. The respondent further contends that the seized vehicle was, in due course, forwarded to the Drug Disposal Committee under Form–4 and Form–5 as contemplated by the NDPS (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022 and is now under the process / consideration of disposal in accordance with those Rules. According to the prosecution, if the Splendor Plus motorcycle is returned to the petitioner on interim custody, there is a real and imminent possibility that he may abscond to another State along with the vehicle or sell the vehicle, thereby frustrating any future order of confiscation and hampering the effective conduct of the prosecution. On this basis, the prosecution has strongly objected to restoration of the vehicle to the petitioner.

Case of the petitioner:

4. The petitioner, on the other hand, asserts that he is the absolute and registered owner of the Splendor Plus motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-58-BK-1072 and that the said vehicle is a crucial movable asset for his daily mobility and livelihood. He contends that, although the ve