J APHC010434802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8702 OF 2025 Between: 1. Medasari Samudrudu, S/o Medasari Sunkana, Aged about 47 years, H.N0.3-784-A, Gannevaripalli Colony, Tadpatri, Ananthapuram. (owner of Mahindra Bolero Vehicle No.AP-16-TF-1994) 2. Naguladinne Mahaoob Vali, S/o Naguladinne Shabbeer Basha, Aged about 44 years, R/o H.No. 15/1308, Sanjeeva Nagar 1®* Road, Tadpatri, Ananthapuram. (owner of Goods Carriage Ashok Leyland Vehicle No. AP-16-TE-4569) ...Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Through the Station House Officer, Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuram District. ...Respondent Petition under Section (482 of Cr.P.C old act R/W 457) 528 R/W 503 of BNSS 2023 praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to release the Mahindra Bolero Vehicle No.AP-16- TF-1994 and Goods Carriage Ashok Leyland Vehicle No. AP-16-TE-4569 which was seized on 13-08-2025 in connection to Crime No. 134 of 2025 on the file of Yadiki Wice,Station, Ananthapuram District for the alleged offences under sections ^'^atjd 313(4) r/w 3(5) BNS, 7 (1) EC Act of 1955. Counsel for the Petitioners; SRI SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent: ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following order: APHC010434802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] I I THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 8702/2025 Between: 1.MEDASAR1 SAMUDRUDU, S/0 MEDASARI SUNKANA, H.NO.3-784- A, GANNEVARIPALLl COLONY, TADPATRI, ANANTHAPURAM. 2.NAGULAD1NNE MAHAOOB VALl, S/0 NAGULADINNE SHABBEER BASHA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/0 H.NO. 15/1308, SANJEEVA NAGAR 1ST ROAD, TADPATRI, ANANTHAPURAM. (OWNER OF GOODS CARRIAGE ASHOK LEYLAND VEHICLE NO. AP-16-TE-4569) ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati. Through the Station House Officer, Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuram District. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused{S): 1.SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR / 2 V' The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Criminal Petition under Section 528 of the BNSS has been filed, by the Petitioner, seeking to direct the Respondent to release Mahindra Bolero Vehicle No.AP-16-TF-1994 and Goods Carriage Ashok Leyland Vehicle No. AP-16-TE-4569 which was seized on 13-08-2025 in connection to Crime No. 134 of 2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuram District for the alleged offences under sections 318(4) r/w 3(5) BNS, 7 (1) EC Act of 1955. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State/Respondent. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor that the subject matter of this Criminal Petition is squarely covered by the Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Criminal Petition No.5470 of 2023, dated 05.09.2023. 4. Considering the submissions made, following the said Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Petition No.5470 of 2023, dated 05.09.2023 and taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to allow the present petition. In the result. Criminal Petition is allowed. The subject vehicles i.e.. 5. Mahindra Bolero Vehicle No.AP-16-TF-1994 and Goods Carriage Ashok Leyland Vehicle No. AP-16-TE-4569 which was seized on 13-08-2025 in Crime No. 134 of 2025 on the file of Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuram District, is ordered to be given to the Petitioners for interim custody- 3 (a) on petitioners producing the original R.C. and executing a self bond each for the value of the subject vehicles to be assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector, with two sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Magistrate concerned; (b) on petitioners executing an undertaking that they would not alienate the said vehicle or transfer its ownership or change any physical features of the vehicle: and (c) on petitioners executing an undertaking that they would produce the vehicle as and when directed by the trial Court till the case is disposed of, in the trial Court. Pending applications, if any, shall stands closed. Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Station House Officer, Yadiki Police Station, Ananthapuram District 2. One CC to Sri. Sravan Kumar Naidana, Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Amaravati [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies SRL sree HIGH COURT DATED:21/08/2025 ORDER CRLP NO. 8702 OF 2025 fof > o 16 SEP 2025 3r m, k’J> •5^ Current isecuon ^ ■V ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION