THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9808 OF 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners seeking return of the gold articles. The Court below has imposed the following conditions while ordering for return of the gold articles: 1. The Petitioners shall furnish F.D.R. for Rs. 9 lakhs (Rupees Nine lakhs only) obtained from SBH, CCC, Hyd.; 2. The petitioners shall not change design of the ornaments or tamper with the gold ornaments; 3. The petitioners shall not in any manner meddle with the property that causes decrease in its value; 4. The investigating officer, i.e., Inspector, ACB, Karimnagar Range is directed to return the above items of gold and jewellery to the petitioners on obtaining their photographs at the cost of the petitioners; and 5. the petitioners shall undertake to produce the above gold and jewellery, in tact, as and when directed by this Court. As far as the first condition is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the same is onerous in nature and it would not be possible for them to deposit a sum of Rs. 9.00 lakhs in cash. Considering the same, the petitioners are directed to execute a bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.5.00 lakhs (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) instead of depositing a sum of Rs.9.00 lakhs, as ordered by the Court below. The order of the Court below is modified to that extent. With the above modification, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated :13th October, 2011 pnb