IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE : G. YETHIRAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 836 OF 2007 Between: S. PRABHAKAR S/O. V. SUBRAMANIYAN A3) Petitioner/Owner of the Vehicle) AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, S.H.O. Ramayampet P.S. Medak District, Through Public Prosecutor, at High court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Respondent Petition under Section 482 R/w. 451 of Cr.P.C. praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of grounds filed therewith, the High Court may pleased to grant interim custody of the vehicle bearing number AP 02 G 7898 which was seized in Cr.No. 36 of 2006 of Ramayampet P.S. Medak District. This petition coming on for hearing upon pursuing the memorandum of the grounds filed in support thereof, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N. Awarthanarayana, Advocate for the petitioner and of the Public Prosecutor on behalf of the respondent, the court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is said to be the owner of the vehicle involved in the commission of offence in Cr.No. 36 of 2006 of Ramayampet Police Station registered for the offence U/s. 302, 120-B, 109 R/w. 34 IPC for causing the murder of the deceased. The vehicle is lying at the Police Station. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that if the vehicle is kept idle at the police station it is likely to be damaged. In the circumstances I am inclined to release the vehicle to the petitioner. Since the vehicle in question is kept idle and being exposed to sun and rain the vehicle may be damaged. Therefore the vehicle is released to the petitioner for interim custody on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- together with two sureties each in a like sum to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M. Medak and on further condition that the petitioner shall give an undertaking that the vehicle shall not be transferred, alienated or sold and he shall not change the colour on engine in any manner and produce the same before the court as and when required in connection with the crime. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Judicial First Class Magistrate, Medak. 2. The Station House Officer, Ramayampet P.S. Medak District. 3. Two CCs to the public Prosecutor, High court of A.P. Hyderabad(OUT) 4. One C.C.to Sri N. Aswarthanarayana, Advocate. (OPUC) 5. One Spare Copy bsr HIGH COURT DR.GYR.J. DATED 13-2-2007 ORDER CRL.P.NO. 877 OF 2007 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 13-2-2007 HIGH COURT DR.GYR.J. DATED 13-2-2007 ORDER CRL.P.NO. 877 OF 2007 DIRECTION