IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3546 of 2010() ------------------------- (CRIME NO.25/2010 OF PAYYANNUR EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED --------------- RINEESH.N.P. S/O.RAGHAVAN, RAMANTHALI AMSOM, KUNNARU DESOM KARANTHAD.P.O. KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT --------------- 1. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER KANNUR PIN-670001. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR EXCISE RANGE, PAYYANNUR KANNUR DISTRICT-PIN-670001. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3546 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 ORDER The petitioner who claims to be the registered owner of an autorickshaw bearing registration No.KL-13-J-374, seeks interim custody of the said autorickshaw involved in Crime No.25/2010 of Excise Range, Payyannur and which is now in the course of confiscation before the first respondent authorised officer under the Abkari Act. The remedy of the petitioner is to move for temporary release of the vehicle in terms of Rule 4 (2) (a) of the Kerala Abkari (Disposal of confiscated Articles) Rules, 1996. Reserving the above right of the petitioner to move the authorised officer this Criminal M.C. is disposed of. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj