THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO.1834 of 2010 DATED: 07-10-2010 ORDER:- Petitioner, who was unsuccessful in getting the vehicle-Auto rickshaw bearing No.A.P.20.Y.1392 released in Crl.M.P.No.2766 of 2010 in P.R.No.691/2010-11, filed under Section 457 Cr.P.C., before the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Prohibition and Excise Cases) at Khammam, filed the present Criminal Revision Case. 2. Petitioner herein is the owner of the said vehicle and the Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise police station, Khammam, found the auto carrying some contraband liquor and registered a case in P.R.No.691/2010-11 under Section 7 (A) read with Section 8 (e) of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 on 26-07-2010 and seized the same. As the petitioner is eking out his livelihood on plying the said auto, he approached the learned Magistrate and filed an application under Section 457 Cr.P.C., requesting the Court for interim custody of the said vehicle. However, by docket order, dated 06-08- 2010, the Court below refused to release the said vehicle stating that it has no jurisdiction to entertain the said application and hence, the vehicle cannot be released. 3. Having regard to the judgments passed by this Court in P.SWARUPA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[1], JITENDRA PALNITKER v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[2] and SUNDERBHAI AMBALAL DESAI v. STATE OF GUJARAT[3], though Section 46 E of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act states that there is a bar of jurisdiction to entertain any application pertaining to release of the vehicle, Section 31 of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 has an overriding effect over the A.P. Excise Act. In the light of the said provision of law, it shall be held that the learned Magistrate is empowered to pass orders under Section 451 Cr.P.C. and release the vehicle by way of interim custody. 4. Accordingly, Criminal Revision Case is allowed, at the stage of admission, with a direction to the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Prohibition & Excise), Khammam to release the auto bearing Registration No.A.P.20.Y.1392 seized in P.R.No.691/2010-11 of Prohibition & Excise police station, Khammam, on condition of the petitioner furnishing security in a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Prohibition & Excise), Khammam. Further, petitioner shall give an undertaking that he shall not alienate the said vehicle and shall produce the same as and when required in connection with the said crime. ________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 07th October 2010 TSY [1] 1996 (1) ALT Crl. 130 [2] 1995 (3) ALD 80 [3] (2002) 10 SCC 283