THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6779 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to return the vehicle bearing registration No. AP 20K 8837, involved in P.R. No.1273/2010-11 on the file of the Prohibition & Excise Station, Kothagudem, Khammam District for offences punishable under Sections 7(A) read with 8(e) of A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995. Earlier, through order dated 1.4.2011 in Criminal Petition No. 2914 of 2011, this Court directed the petitioner to approach the trial Court. Subsequently, the trial Court passed an order on 24.5.2011 holding that as per the provisions of the A.P. Prohibition Act, the Central Excise Commissioner has the power to dispose of the property. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to file a petition before the authorities concerned and the authorities may be directed to dispose of the said petition within a time frame. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Commissioner of Central Excise and file a petition for return of the vehicle and on such petition being filed, the Commissioner of Central Excise is directed to dispose of the said petition within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of the said petition. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 08.08.2011 Note: Furnish c.c. by Monday. B/o pnb