Article 46

A receipt showing the articles seized by a police officer shall be given to the person from whom the articles are seized.

Any article seized which is required for the criminal prosecution shall be preserved in a safe place until handed over to the Court as an exhibit. Any property not so required may be returned to the person from whom it was taken and a receipt shall be given that the property was returned.

If the articles seized are necessary for a trial, or an appeal, the Court may order the article to be further detained in a safe place for the purpose of the trial or appeal.

If a seized article is no longer required for the purposes of criminal proceedings, the Court shall direct such article to be restored to the person from whom it was taken, unless the Court is authorized or required by law to dispose of it otherwise.

Any person from whom an article has been seized may request the Court having custody of the article, or if no Court has custody, in any Court within the territorial jurisdiction in which the article was seized, for return of the article.