IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH (28TH) DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.10688 of 2010 Between: Emani Krishna Murthy … Petitioner And: The State of A.P., rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY Crl.P.No.10688 of 2010 ORDER: This petition is directed against the order dated 17.07.2010 in Crl.R.P.No.45 of 2010 on the file of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, wherein, the learned Sessions Judge while directing release of the vehicle Santro car bearing No.AP 29 H 8570 for interim custody of the petitioner-A.1, inter-alia, directed him to furnish bank security of Rs.5 lakhs, besides imposing other conditions. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the record. 3. The petitioner-A.1 is accused of offence under Section 397 IPC. It is stated that the Santro car bearing No.AP 29 H 8570, which was alleged to be involved in the said offence, was seized by the Machavaram police during investigation in Cr.No.140 of 2010. The petitioner filed Crl.M.P.No.1529 of 2010 seeking interim custody of the vehicle. The petition was dismissed by the learned I Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada by order dated 10.05.2010. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner-A.1 filed a revision petition Crl.R.P.No.45 of 2010 before the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Vijayawada. By impugned order dated 27.07.2010 the learned Sessions Judge, allowed the said revision and set aside the order of the learned Magistrate and directed release of the car to the interim custody of the petitioner-A.1, imposing certain conditions, which included furnishing bank security of Rs.5 lakhs. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner-A.1 would contend that the car is make of the year 2005 and it is not even worth rupees one lakh now and even the new Santro car does not cost more than four lakhs and therefore, the condition imposed to furnish bank security for Rs.5 lakhs is onerous and unreasonable. 5. In the circumstances, having regard to the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, it is considered that the ends of justice would be met by modifying the above direction to the effect that the petitioner-A.1 shall furnish bank guarantee for three lakhs for the release of the Santro car bearing No.AP 29 H 8570, instead of five lakhs. The other conditions imposed by the learned Sessions Judge shall remain unchanged. 6.Subject to the above modification, the criminal petition is disposed of. ___________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 28.10.2010 bss