IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20223 OF 2010 Between: Pesaramelli Mohana Rao .....PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20223 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the seizure of his tractor and trailer bearing registration No. AP 16 TY 3902 by the Station House Officer, Nandigama Police Station, Nandigama. The allegation is that the said vehicle was transporting sand at the time of its seizure. It is stated that the said vehicle was produced before the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nandigama, in C.C.No.332 of 2010. The remedy for the petitioner for obtaining possession of his vehicle is to approach the Magistrate concerned under Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Magistrate is empowered to release the vehicle to the petitioner on suitable terms. Without availing this efficacious remedy, the petitioner approached this Court directly. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed leaving it open to the petitioner to invoke the appropriate remedy before the competent Court. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR August 17, 2010 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.20223 OF 2010 August 17, 2010