THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10232 OF 2009 Dated : 16.12.2009 Between : S.Archana ….. Petitioner/Owner of the vehicle a n d The State of A.P. & another ….. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10232 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the petitioner/owner of the property seeking to set aside the order dated 07.09.2009 passed in Crl.M.P.No.2348 of 2009 in P.O.R.No.80 of 2009 on the file of the IV Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chittoor. 2) Heard. 3) The impugned petition is filed by the petitioner under Section 451 Cr.P.C. seeking release of the vehicle in question for interim custody, which was dismissed by the trial Court as not maintainable as per Section 49 of Wild Life Protection Act. 4) The learned Public Prosecutor has produced proceedings issued by the Divisional Forest Officer, Chittoor East (WL) Division, Chittoor, in R.O.C.No.OR.80/2009-10/G4 dated 17.08.2009, under which the property in question is confiscated to State of Andhra Pradesh. Such being the case, the present petition is not maintainable. 5) Therefore, the criminal petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach appropriate Forum for appropriate relief. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 16th December, 2009 Note : Issue C.C. in two days. B/o. SUR