Refund of confiscated money or property

Where the order of confiscation is set aside by the Designated Court or any higher court, the property or the money, as the case may be, shall be restored to the person from whom it was seized or confiscated, within a period of 30 days of the order. None Where an order of confiscation made under Section 18 is modified or annulled by the High Court in appeal or where the person affected is acquitted by the Special Court, the money or property or both shall be returned to the person affected and in case it is not possible for any reason to return the property, such person shall be paid the price thereof including the money so confiscated with the interest at the Repo rate of Reserve Bank of India per annum thereon calculated from the date of confiscation.