HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10773 of 2011 ORDER : The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer to return the Qualis vehicle bearing Registration No. AP 37 AK 9489, which was seized in connection with Crime No.285/2009-2010 of Prohibition and Excise Station, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. 2) Heard. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the accused in the case were tried by the II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Bhimavaram in C.C.No.441 of 2009 and, after detailed trial, the learned Magistrate acquitted the accused vide judgment dated 22.09.2010. He further submitted that subsequent to disposal of the criminal case basing on which the vehicle of the petitioner was seized, petitioner filed an application before the learned II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Bhimavaram, for release of her vehicle, but the same was returned on the ground of maintainability. 4) There is no dispute that the vehicle in question belongs to the petitioner herein. I have perused the record. 5) Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and hearing the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to approach the learned II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhimavaram, and file appropriate application seeking release of her vehicle, and on filing such application, the learned II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Bhimavaram, is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in connection with seizure of the crime vehicle within a period of fifteen days from the date of filing of the application. 6) Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date: 05.11.2011 v v