of time, namely: (i) Suzuki Gixxer motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-42-AL-5073, and (ii) Hero Honda Passion Plus motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-58-K-2113.

3. From the pillion rider of each motorcycle, the police allegedly recovered 1.25 kilograms of ganja, aggregating to 2.5 kilograms. The Suzuki Gixxer bearing Registration No.TN-42-AL-5073 is not disputed to be registered in the name of the present petitioner, who is the father of the deceased A1. During the pendency of the proceedings, the said A1, Saravanakumar, is stated to have died in a road accident on 11.12.2024, upon which the case as against him has abated. However, the Suzuki Gixxer motorcycle remains in the custody of the prosecution.

4. It is the further stand of the respondent that the said vehicle has been forwarded to the Drug Disposal Committee in terms of the NDPS (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022, and that, therefore, the vehicle is now within the domain of the Drug Disposal Committee and cannot be released on interim custody to the petitioner.

Case of the Petitioner:

5. The case of the petitioner, as projected before the trial Court and reiterated before this Court, is that he is the