THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6646 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner approaches this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to set aside the orders passed by the learned III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, whereby the learned Magistrate dismissed the application filed by the petitioner for return of the license pertaining to a petrol bunk. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The petitioner is arrayed as an accused for an offence punishable under Sections 379, 407, 420 and 411 IPC read with 34 IPC and Section 6(A) and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that even though the cases are registered, the petitioner is innocent of the said offences. 5. The petitioner is presumed to be innocent, till he is convicted by a competent court. In the meanwhile, he may not be deprived of his livelihood by seizing the license granted to him. In these circumstances, the learned III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, is hereby directed to return the petrol bunk license No.3/se/A14/3361(132395) dated 05.01.2005 in survey No.560/15 in the name of Coastal paramours welfare Association Petroleum Class B consumers bunk; and the explosive license and license No.3/2005(IOC) V.SCS/1751/08 Dt.01.01.2008 valid upto 31.12.2011 to the petitioner on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.1.00 lakh (Rupees one lakh only) and also with a condition to direct the petitioner to produce the license as and when required by the court. 6. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed along with the criminal petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 21st October 2011, Rns.