THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11431 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner – accused approaches this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with 457 Cr.P.C. for return of the vehicle namely BOLARO Motor Car bearing RC.No.AP 04 AB 0306 seized in Crime No.118 of 2011 of Lingalapalle Police Station, Kadapa District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the records. The petitioner was the owner of the above said vehicle. The investigation is said to have been virtually completed. Keeping the vehicle in custody of the police may not serve any purpose except that it would be rusted and damaged. In the circumstances, it is considered that the above vehicle can be released to the interim custody of the petitioner. In the result, the Criminal Petition is allowed directing the above vehicle namely BOLARO Motor Car with RC.No.AP 04 AB 0306 be released to the interim custody of the petitioner on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.3.00(Rupees three lakhs only) to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Pulivendula, Kadapa District, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall produce the vehicle before the Court whenever required in the same condition and shape without making any changes in its physical features and shall not effect any alteration or alienation in respect of the said vehicle. __________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 16th November 2011, Rns