1 APHC010531292025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 10333/2025 Between: 1. SRI T JEELANI BASHA, S/O T.MODIN SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, RESIDENT OF D.NO.2/63, CHERUVU BANDA, KALAKADA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MADANAPALLI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RSASTF (RED SANDERS ANTI SMUGGLING TASK FORCE) POLICE STATION, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 4. THE AUTHORISED OFFICER CUM DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, RAJAMPET, ANNAMARAVATI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. VUTUPALLI RAJANNA Counsel for the Respondent/complainant(S): 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 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 TATA ZEST Car bearing No.AP07 CS 5339 which was seized in Crime No.76 of 2024 on the file of RSASTF Police Station, Tirupathi District. 2. Heard Sri Vutupalli Rajanna, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Ms.Priyanka Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State/Respondent. 2 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner 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. 5. In the result, Criminal Petition is allowed. The subject vehicle viz., TATA ZEST Car bearing No.AP07 CS 5339 which was seized in connection with Crime No.76 of 2024 on the file of RSASTF Police Station, Tirupathi District, is ordered to be given to the Petitioner for interim custody- (a) on his producing the original R.C. and executing a self bond for the value of the subject vehicle 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 his executing an undertaking that he would not alienate the said vehicle or transfer its ownership or change any physical features of the vehicle; and (c) on his executing an undertaking that he would produce the vehicle as and when directed by the trial Court till the case is disposed of, in the trial Court. _________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:07.10.2025 Asr 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Crl.P.No.10333 of 2025 Dt.07.10.2025 Asr