HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7706 OF 2010 Dated : 17.08.2010 Between : B.Dargaiah & another … Petitioners- A n d The State of A.P. & others … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7706 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners seeking to order for release of autos bearing Nos.AP24-V-7288 and AP24-V-7315 seized in Crime No.55 of 2010 of Devarauppula Police Station, Warangal District, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 7(a) and 8 (e) of A.P. Prohibition Act. On 15.07.2010 the respondent-Police seized the said vehicles alleging illegal transportation of liquor. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are the owner of the respective vehicles and the same are very much essential for eking out their livelihood and they are no way connected with the alleged crime. He also submitted that the petitioners are ready to produce the vehicles as and when required by the Court. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor also submitted interim custody of the crime vehicles can be granted to the petitioners by imposing certain conditions. Considering these circumstances, it is directed that vehicles i.e. autos bearing Nos.AP24-V-7288 and AP24-V-7315 shall be released for interim custody of the petitioners respectively, subject to final orders to be passed at the time of disposal of main case, on their executing personal bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) each with one surety for the like sum and also on production of original R.C. books. It is further directed that the petitioners shall not alienate the vehicles, shall not change the physical features of the same till the disposal of the criminal case and further they shall undertake to produce the vehicle as and when required by the Court. Accordingly, the criminal petition is allowed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 17.08.2010 sur