Section 343: Destruction of articles relating to counterfeiting where charge is laid

Where a defendant is charged with an offence relating to counterfeit coin and in that defendant's possession, actual or constructive, was found a counterfeit coin or thing intended to be used for the purpose of making counterfeit coins, then, whether the charge proceeds to conviction or not, the coin or thing shall not be returned to the defendant charged or to the person from whom it was taken but shall be destroyed in such a manner as the court may order.