HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3108/2018 [ENTITY] Petitioner Versus [ENTITY] Through Pp Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. [ENTITY] For Respondent(s) : Mr. [ENTITY], PP for State
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Order 19/07/2018 The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., praying that the order dated 17.5.2018 passed by the Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate, Shri Mahaveerji, District Karauli, be set aside, whereby the said court refused to release Tractor No.RJ34- RA-80[SECTION] with Trolley No.RJ34-EV-00[SECTION], to the petitioner alongwith order dated [SECTION].5.2018 passed by the revisional court below.
The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in bunch of petitions, lead case being [CASE NUMBER], titled as [PRECEDENT], a Division Bench of this Court on 6.4.2018, has held that if a vehicle has been seized under the [ACT] (for short '[ACT]'), for 72 hours competent Officer can retain the vehicle and thereafter, he is mandatorily required to report the matter to his superior officer as also to the Magistrate having jurisdiction.
The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Division Bench has held as under:-
(2 of 3) [[CASE NUMBER]] "In view of the above discussion, the referred questions are answered in the terms that once the Officer of the Mining Department, who seized the vehicle, has reported such seizure to his Superior Officer and to the Magistrate having jurisdiction, he shall cease to have the power to release the vehicle, and in that event, the Magistrate having jurisdiction would be empowered to release such vehicle, with or without the condition of deposit of compounding fee." The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner is not willing to compound the offence, as he has decided to contest the case.
The orders passed by the courts below whereby release of the vehicles on Supurdagi was refused have been assailed.
The learned counsel for the petitioner has stated at Bar that no confiscation proceedings are pending qua the vehicles and the same are case property of case FIR No.108/2018, registered at Police Station Nadoti, District Karauli, for offences under [SECTION] [ACT] and [SECTION], [SECTION] of [ACT]. Learned counsel further contends that the petitioner is registered owner of the vehicles in question.
The learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon [PRECEDENT], to contend that the Supreme court has held that the vehicle should not be permitted to remain parked in the police station as same shall gather rust and shall not remain useful.
Relying upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of [PRECEDENT] (supra), present petition is allowed and the trial court is directed to release the vehicles seized as case property by imposing following conditions:-
a) That the petitioner shall keep the vehicles so released intact (3 of 3) [[CASE NUMBER]] and shall not change their identification.
b) That the petitioner shall produce the vehicles as and when trial court requires the same for proposed identification of the case property.
c) That the petitioner shall execute Supurdaginama/indemnity bond and bonds by two sureties to the satisfaction of the trial court.
(d) The trial court is empowered to impose any or other conditions in the Supurdaginama/indemnity bond and surety bonds to be furnished by the petitioner and sureties, which it may deem fit.
Needless to say, trial court shall make verification that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicles.
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