THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11189 OF 2011 ORDER: Petitioner-accused approached this Court by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with 457 Cr.P.C. for return of the vehicle namely Tractor Dozer bearing Registration No.AP-36-R- 2734, seized in P.O.R.No.9452/190 of F.B.O., Pakhal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State. Perused the records. The petitioner is 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 and the vehicle i.e., Tractor Dozer bearing Registration No.AP-36-R-2734, seized in P.O.R.No.9452/190 of F.B.O., Pakhal, shall be entrusted to the interim custody of the petitioner, subject to the condition of the petitioner executing a personal bond for Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakhs only) with one surety to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Narsampet. Further, the petitioner shall produce the vehicle before the Court whenever required in the same condition and shape without any change in its physical features and shall not effect any alteration or alienation in respect of the said vehicle. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 11.11.2011 v v