IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10837 OF 2009 Between: Munugoti Venkatesham, S/o. Yadaiah …… Petitioner AND State of A.P., Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad .....Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.10837 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner Munugoti Venkatesham, owner of the autorickshaw bearing No.AP24-W-7261, seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.406 of 2009 on the file of Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Excise & Prohibition offences, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District, arising out of Crime No.104 of 2009 of Munugode Police Station, Nalgonda District, registered for the offence under Section 34(f) of A.P. Excise Act, 1968. 2. Heard. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has already approached the Deputy Commissioner, Excise and Prohibition, Nalgonda District for release of his vehicle bearing No.AP24-W-7261 seized in connection with Crime No.104 of 2009 of Munugode Police Station, Nalgonda District 4. In the circumstances, it is directed that the Deputy Commissioner for Excise and Prohibition, Nalgonda District shall dispose of the application filed by the petitioner for release of the vehicle seized in connection with the crime referred above within a fortnight from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J December 23, 2009. PV