THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9189 of 2009 Dated : 12.11.2009 Between : Lavudiya Shoban ….. Petitioner a n d The State of A.P. ….. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.9189 OF 2009 ORDER : This criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise Police Station, Kothagudem, to release TVS Star City motorcycle bearing No.AP20 M 8821 seized in P.R.No.1188/08-09. 2) Heard. 3) A reading of the material on record reveals that the petitioner never made efforts to approach concerned Deputy Commissioner of Excise seeking release of his vehicle and he straight away filed the present petition seeking a direction for release of his vehicle. Therefore, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner initially ought to have approached concerned Deputy Commissioner of Excise for release of his vehicle before filing this petition. 4) For the above said reason, this criminal petition is dismissed. ______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J 12th November, 2009 SUR