IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.11992 OF 2008 ASHOK YADAV, SON OF RAMCHANDRA YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHANARPURBHIRARI, POLICE STATION CHAUTARWA, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE OFFICE-IN-CHARGE, SIKARPUR POLICE STATION, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN ……………………………………………………………………OPPOSITE PARTIES *********** 2 17/08/2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is the accused in Shikarpur Police Station Case No. 197 of 2006 instituted under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code and prays that the Marshall Jeep bearing registration no. BR 220/0157 which was allegedly used for kidnapping of the victim boy should be released in his favour. An application was filed on behalf of the petitioner that the said Marshall Jeep belongs to the petitioner and it is submitted that there is no other persons who has made a claim with respect to the ownership of the said vehicle. The petitioner has produced before the Courts below the documents regarding the ownership of the said vehicle and had prayed that it should be released in his favour since the same has been left in the premises of the Police Station where it is lying in an open place. - 2 - Accordingly, this Court directs the Court of Additional Sessions Judge V, Bettiah to release the Marshall Jeep bearing registration no. BR 22P/0157 in favour of the petitioner after proper verification of the documents to his satisfaction subject to the conditions that the petitioner will not transfer the ownership of the vehicle and second that the petitioner will give an undertaking before the Court below that he will produce the vehicle in question as and when required. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )