IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2008 / 13TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 25 of 2008() --------------------------- CRIME NO. 86/2007 of KANNAVAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER: -------------- K.ABDUL SALAM, S/O MAMMU, KEEZHUTTE HOUSE, VELLAMUNDA AMSOM, DESOM, MANANTHAVADY TALUK, WAYANADU DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SRI.K.N.ABHILASH RESPONDENTS: STATE -------------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, R.D.O OFFICE, THALASSERY, KANNUR DIST. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTHUPARAMBA CIRCLE, KOOTHUPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 25 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2008. ORDER In this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioner who claims himself to be the registered owner of a Maruthi Omni Van bearing registration No. K 03/E 1440, challenges the condition imposed by the Revenue Divisional Officer while passing the order for releasing the said vehicle to the petitioner pending final orders for confiscation of the vehicle. 2. The vehicle was seized by the Sub Inspector of Police, Kannavam while it was allegedly transporting 15 sealed cooking gas cylinders without any valid documents resulting in the registration of crime No. 86/2007 of Kannavam Police Station under Section 3(2)(1) r/w Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and 4(1) of LPG Regulation of Supply and Distribution Order, 2000. The RDO who arrived at the market value of the vehicle at Rs. 70,000/- on the basis of the report by the R.T.O, Thalassery, directed the petitioner to produce bank guarantee of a Nationalised Bank for the said amount as a condition for the release of the vehicle. CRL.M.C. NO. 25/2008 : 2: 3. The learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is unable to raise bank guarantee for the said amount; but he is prepared to deposit Rs.25,000/- in cash and furnish property security for the balance amount to the satisfaction of the RDO. Under these circumstances, the condition in the impugned order directing him to produce bank guarantee for Rs.70,000/- is modified permitting the petitioner to deposit Rs.25,000/- in cash before the R.D.O., Thalassery and allowing him to furnish security in the form of immovable property for a value of Rs.75,000/- to the satisfaction of the R.D.O., Thalassery. Crl. M.C. is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv CRL.M.C. NO. 25/2008 : 3: