The King v Vincent - [1946] NZLR 474

Criminal Law — Restitution of Property — Stolen Goods — Moneys in Possession of Accused seized by Police under Search-warrant before his Arrest on Charge of Theft — Accused Tried and Acquitted — Moneys, produced as an Exhibit, in Hands of Registrar — Claim by Crown as Money Stolen from Post Office — Motion for Payment to Accused — Courses available to Registrar and Police — Crimes Act, 1908, s 451 — Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, s 280 (1) — Police Force Act, 1913, s 32 — Code of Civil Procedure, R 482.