HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7643 OF 2010 Dated : 13.08.2010 Between : G.Srinivasa Rao … Petitioner A n d The State of A.P. … Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7643 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the Station House Officer, Nandigama Police Station, to release JCB Proclainer vehicle bearing No.AP31-TR-5724 seized in Crime No.212 of 2010 registered for the offence punishable under Section 379 of Indian Penal Code. Heard. It is seen from the record that the petitioner directly approached this Court with this Criminal Petition without availing the opportunity of approaching the concerned Magistrate with appropriate application seeking release of vehicle. Hence, it is directed that the petitioner shall file an application under Section 451 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the concerned Magistrate seeking interim custody of vehicle, which shall be disposed of by the learned Magistrate within a period of one month from the date of filing of such application by the petitioner. With above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 13.08.2010 Note : Issue C.C. in ten days. B/o sur