IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5700 of 2011 Between: Vasu Katakam .. Petitioner AND State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., at Hyderabad .. Respondent The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5700 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed against the order, dated 14.02.2011, in Crl.R.P.No.13 of 2011, on the file of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, wherein the said revision petition for return of vehicle Hyundai Verna Car bearing No.AP-09-BN-0279 involved in Crime No.566 of 2010 of Jubilee Hills Police Station for interim custody of the petitioner on furnishing a personal bond for Rs.4,00,000/- with one surety for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- to the satisfaction of XVII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, subject to the other conditions imposed in the order, dated 07.01.2011, in Crl.M.P.No.48 of 2011 in Crime No.566 of 2010, passed by the learned Magistrate, was allowed. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The petitioner is third party and claims to be the owner of the vehicle alleged to be involved in Crime No.566 of 2010 of Jubilee Hills Police Station which is registered for the offences under Sections 341, 364-A, 395 IPC and Section 25(1) of the Arms Act, 1959. The investigation is said to be pending. While so, the petitioner filed an application before the learned Magistrate for release of the vehicle under Section 451 Cr.P.C. and the same was ordered imposing certain conditions. The learned Sessions Judge, by the impugned order, modified the conditions directing that the vehicle be released on the petitioner furnishing personal bond of Rs.4,00,000/- with one surety for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- subject to other conditions imposed by the learned Magistrate. The petitioner seeks further modification by way of deleting the condition to furnish surety for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/-. Having regard to the gravity of the nature of the offence in the commission of which the vehicle is alleged to be involved, the directions given by the learned Sessions Judge in the impugned order regarding the release of the vehicle cannot be considered to be onerous or oppressive. There are absolutely no valid or justifiable reasons to interfere with the impugned order passed by the learned Sessions Judge. 4. In the result, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _____________________ G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 14th July, 2011 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY CRIMINAL PETITION No.5700 of 2011 Date: 14th July, 2011 KL