After an order of confiscation under Section 8 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the…

Section 20(5) says that after an order of confiscation under s.8(5) or (7), the Special Court "shall direct the release of all property other than the property involved in money-laundering to the person from whom such property was seized or the persons entitled to receive it". Tainted property vests in the Central Government under s.9.