HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11940 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is ﬁled by the petitioner, under Section 482 read with Section 457 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to direct the Authorised Oﬃcer-cum-Divisional Forest Oﬃcer, Proddatur Forest Division, Proddatur, Kadapa District, 2nd respondent herein, to forthwith release Scorpio Vehicle bearing registration No.AP 28AV 3778 seized in connection with Crime No.122 of 2011 of Mydakur Urban P.S., Kadapa District, by permitting him to furnish third party surety. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is owner of the vehicle, that as per the orders of this Court in Crl.P.No.11135 of 2011 dated 11.11.2011, the petitioner approached the S.H.O., Mydakur Urban P.S. for taking custody of the vehicle, but the Station House Oﬃcer informed that the said vehicle was handed over to the Divisional Forest Oﬃcer, Proddatur Division and when the petitioner approached the said authority for release of the vehicle, the Divisional Forest Oﬃcer replied that there is no direction to him. Therefore, he prayed to allow the criminal petition. Considering the submission of the learned counsel and on perusal of the record, the 2nd respondent is hereby directed to forthwith release the Scorpio Vehicle bearing registration No.AP 28AV 3778 seized in connection with Crime No.122 of 2011 of Mydakur Urban P.S., Kadapa District, in favour of the petitioner on the same terms and conditions as imposed by this Court in Crl.P.No.11135 of 2011 dated 11.11.2011. The Criminal Petition is allowed accordingly. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J 24th November, 2011 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.11940 OF 2011 (Allo wed) 24th November, 2011 cbs