s 48D Disposal of articles, documents, letters, parcels, etc.
48D.—(1) Subject to sections 23(3) and (5), 23R(4) and 48C, an article, a document, a letter, a parcel or a thing produced, detained or seized under this Act must —(a) where the article, document, letter, parcel or thing is produced in any criminal trial — be dealt with in accordance with section 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; (b) in the case of a letter or parcel that is not produced in a criminal trial — be delivered to its intended addressee or recipient or returned to its sender or reported to a Magistrate’s Court; or (c) in any other case — be returned to its owner or reported to a Magistrate’s Court.[10/2021] (2) Where the report of any article, document, letter, parcel or thing is made to a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (1)(b) or (c), the Magistrate’s Court may order the article, document, letter, parcel or thing, as the case may be —(a) to be forfeited; or (b) to be disposed of in any manner that the Magistrate’s Court thinks fit.[10/2021] (3) This section does not affect any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law apart from this section.[10/2021]