Section 337: Procedure on seizure of property taken during arrest or investigation or stolen

(1) The seizure by the police of property taken during arrest or investigation under this Act, or alleged or suspected to have been stolen or found in circumstances which create a suspicion of the commission of an offence, shall, within a period not exceeding 48 hours of the taking of the property or thing, be reported to a court, and the court shall make an order in respect of the disposal of the property or its delivery to the person entitled to its possession or such other orders as it may deem fit in the circumstances.
(2) Where the person entitled to the possession of property referred to in subsection (1) of this section is unknown, the court may detain it and shall issue a public notice specifying the articles of which the property consists and requiring any person who may have a claim to it, to appear before the court and establish his claim within six months from the date of the notice.