Crl. Misc. No. M-25859 of 2010 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-25859 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: 21.01.2011 Money Goel ..........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondent BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Y.P. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed on behalf of petitioner-Money Goel for issuing directions to the trial Court to release the case property in terms of the judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in Jaswant Singh Vs. State of Punjab 1996 (2) RCR 218 and 219. Notice of motion was issued on 6.9.2010. Reply by way of an affidavit of Devinder Singh, PPS Deputy Superintendent of Police, City-2, Patiala has been filed in Court today and the same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been given to the counsel opposite. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that an amount of ` 6,53,735/- was recovered from the accused and the same is lying as case property in the judicial Malkhana. Learned counsel further submits that an application for release of the aforesaid amount has been moved to Crl. Misc. No. M-25859 of 2010 (2) the trial Court but no order has been passed on the same. Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that the accused in the case have been acquitted vide order dated 12.6.2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala and against that order, no appeal has been filed by the State and the said amount is lying in the judicial Malkhana. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court to pass appropriate orders for disposal of the case property to the rightful owner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of the order and release the amount, which is lying as case property in the judicial Malkhana, as per provisions of Sections 452, 457,458 and 459 Cr.P.C. January 21, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE Note:-Whether this case is to be referred to the Reporter .......Yes/No