legal ground
Article 245 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that public security organs, people's procuratorates and people's courts shall properly keep the property and fruits of criminal suspects and defendants that have been sealed up, detained or frozen, and make a list and transfer them with the case. No unit or individual may misappropriate or dispose of it by itself. The lawful property of the victim shall be returned in time. Contraband or articles unsuitable for long-term preservation shall be disposed of in accordance with relevant state regulations.