IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.355 of 2010 BALRAM MONDAL Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR ----------- 4 30.06.2010. Heard Mr. S.P. Mukherjee learned Sr. Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. G. Kumar for the Central Government. The petitioner prays for quashing order dated 11.3.2010, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge-IV, Bettiah in Tr. No. 37 of 2009 and for release of his Oil tanker bearing registration no. WB-39/7568, which had been seized by Customs authorities on 8.8.2009, carrying 710 kilograms of Ganja. The petitioner submits that he is owner of the said tanker which has been purchased by him from taking loan from HDFC bank. He further submits that he is not named in the FIR and in fact he had entrusted the vehicle to one Seikh Rajaul for ferrying the lorry. Learned counsel for respondents by filing counter affidavit submits that petition for release of truck has already been rejected by the leaned Addl. District judge, Bettiah, in such, circumstances, the petitioner ought to have filed an application under section 482 Cr.P.C. against the impugned order as the matter relates to release of vehicle. The petitioner is permitted to convert the writ petition into an application under section 482 Cr.P.C. during course of day. Let the matter be listed before appropriate bench within top ten cases after obtaining permission of Hon'ble the Chief justice. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J.)