THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.328 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is owner of Bajaj Platina motor cycle bearing No.AP-20 AD 8207. While so, on 27.10.2010, at Alluri Centre, Palvancha, the police personnel of Prohibition and Excise Station, Palvancha, detected 30 polythene covers each containing one litre of I.D. Liquor in the possession of the accused when they were going on the said motor cycle. In that connection, a case in P.R.No.575/2010-11 was registered against the accused for the offence punishable under Section 7(A) read with 8(e) of A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995. In view of the said involvement, the vehicle in question was seized and the investigation was set into motion. During the pendency of the said proceedings, the petitioner approached the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District, and filed an application requesting the Court to release the said vehicle to his custody. However, the learned Magistrate dismissed the said application by a docket order, dated 25.01.2011. The said docket order, dated 25.01.2011 is under challenge in this Revision. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Apparently, the petitioner is not shown as accused in the said crime. In those circumstances, this Court is of the view that the vehicle in question can be ordered to be released in favour of the petitioner by imposing certain conditions. Accordingly, the vehicle in question i.e., Bajaj Platina motor cycle bearing No.AP-20 AD 8207 is hereby ordered to be released in favour of the petitioner on the following conditions: - (1) the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kothagudem, Khammam District. (2) He shall give an undertaking before the Court below that he will produce the vehicle in question as and when required and he shall not alienate the same or change its shape, etc during the course of enquiry, investigation and trial of the said case. Subject to the above conditions, the Criminal Petition is allowed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 15th February 2011 DR