THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8491 OF 2010 ORDER: This criminal petition under section 457 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners seeking to release the seized lorries bearing Nos. (1) AP-22-X-2466, (2) AP-22-V- 7920, (3) AP-22-V-6677, (4) AP-22-W-2901, (5 AP_29-TA-0469, (6) AP-29U-7959 and (8) AP-29-U-8235, in Crime No.110 of 2010 of Makthal Police Sation, Mahbubnagar district. It is stated that the petitioners are the owners of the aforesaid lorries which they purchased on finance. All the petitioners are un-employees and they purchased the said vehicles for transportation of various goods, including the sand. The petitioners engaged the drivers for driving the said lorries. On 14-8-2010 at about 08:30 hours, the first respondent seized all the lorries of the petitioners on the allegation that the said vehicles are used for transporting sand from Raichur, Karnataka to Hyderabad. But the petitioners have transported the sand from Karanataka with valid way bills but on false information the first respondent seized the aforesaid lorries and kept the same in the police station. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. It is evident from the record that the petitioners have not invoked the provisions of either 457 or 451 Cr.PC. When there is specific efficacious remedy available to the petitioners, invoking the provisions of Section 482 Cr.P.C. cannot be accepted. Hence, the present criminal petition is dismissed at the threshold. The petitioners are directed to approach the concerned court for release of the vehicles by invoking the provisions of either 457 or 451 of Cr.P.C. With the above direction, the Criminal Petition is dismissed at the stage of admission. JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 27/08/2010 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 8491 OF 2010 27-08-2010 I s L