THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28393 OF 2011 ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner’s vehicle bearing No. AP 29 TA 5131 lying in the third respondent’s police station as arbitrary and illegal, the present Writ Petition is filed. The petitioner seeks a consequential direction to the third respondent to release the said vehicle. A counter affidavit is now filed by the respondents wherein it is stated that domestic gas cylinders were illegally dumped at H.No.8-18- 55 from Eicher Van No. AP 29 TA 5131 on 04.10.2011; the Sub- Inspector of Police and staff raided the premises; and they took the petitioner into custody who confessed to have filled 36 Bharat Gas Cylinders and 3 Indane Gas Cylinders at Piduguralla of Guntur, and to have handed them over to Sri Dasari Ramesh for filling in the Autos. Crime No.472 of 2011, under Sections 3 and 7 (1) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, is said to have registered on the file of the Meerpet Police Station on 04.10.2011. The petitioner herein, who is accused No.1, is said to have been arrested on 05.10.2011 and to have been produced before the II Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad. Later, he was remanded to judicial custody, and the vehicle was also deposited before the Court of II Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad on 24.10.2011. The remedy available to the petitioner, for release of the vehicle, is to file an application before the competent Criminal Court seeking release of the vehicle, as the said vehicle has already been produced before the Court. The Writ Petition is misconceived and is, accordingly, dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J November 01, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28393 OF 2011 November 01, 2011 MD