IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-50367 of 2007 Date of decision: 20th January, 2009 Rajinder Kumar @ Kala and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present case, it has been stated that order was passed for seizure/ freezing of the property under Section 68(f) of the NDPS Act. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that his residential house has been sealed. Counsel has relied upon the photographs (Annexure P-1). In the reply filed, DSP has stated that residential house of the petitioner, as alleged, has not been seized/ freezed. It has been further submitted that copy of the order regarding seizure/ freezing has been sent to the competent authority under the Act. Order of seizure/ freezing of the property is appealable under Section 68 (o) of the Act. Whether as per the averments of the DSP, house has been seized/ freezed or not, is a disputed question of fact, which cannot be determined in a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. For Criminal Misc. No. M-50367 of 2007 redressal of this grievance, alternative remedy has been provided under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1955. Petitioner, if so advised, may take recourse to the same. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 20, 2009 rps 2