IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5765 of 2010 Between: Rajani Mohanty .. Petitioner AND The State of A.P. .. Respondent The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5765 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is A-6. She is the owner of the vehicle bearing No.OR-02 AX 3525. The police seized the said vehicle on 10.04.2010 at 6.00 p.m. and registered a case in Crime No.20 of 2010-11 under Section 8 (c) read with 20 (b) (ii) (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Now the petitioner’s brief case is that one Jagannath Mallik had hired the said vehicle on 07.04.2010 by paying an advance of Rs.1,000/- promising to return the same on 14.05.2010 and, therefore, she has no concern with the crime. 3. Facts cannot be ascertained in quash proceedings. It is for the police to make a fair investigation and to ascertain the role of the petitioner and her contention whether it is a fact that the vehicle was hired to one Jagannath Mallik. 4. Subject to the observation made supra, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ____________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J Date: 10th November, 2011 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.5765 of 2010 Date: 10th November, 2011 KL