Pending appeal alone cannot keep seized property

The court directed the Maharashtra government to hand over custody of the petitioner's licensed revolver within eight weeks. A pending appeal against acquittal, it said, does not excuse leaving a return application unexamined on its merits. (Deccanherald)

• The court directed the Maharashtra government to hand over custody of the petitioner's licensed revolver within eight weeks.
• A pending appeal against acquittal, it said, does not excuse leaving a return application unexamined on its merits.