Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:78708 Court No. - 74 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 26769 of 2024 Applicant :- Chhote Lal Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Dharmendra Kumar Singh,Vijay Laxmi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Saurabh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for applicant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The instant application has been preferred for quashing judgement and order dated 28.05.2023 passed by learned Additional Session Judge/FTC 1st/Special Judge, Gangster Act, Jaunpur in Criminal Case No.25 of 2023 (State vs. Chhote Lal) arising out of Case Crime No.108 of 2018, under section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, P.S. Rampur, District- Jaunpur as well as impugned order dated 18.11.2023 passed by District Magistrate, Jaunpur in Case No.2969 of 2023 (State vs. Chhote Lal) under section 14(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. Further prayer has been made to direct the authorities concerned to release the vehicle in shape of Swift Dzire bearing registration No.UP-62-AV-9991 in favour of applicant. 3. In spite of extension of time for seeking instructions in favour of learned A.G.A. and the same has been communicated vide letter dated 06.05.2025, no instructions have been received till today by learned A.G.A. 4. The adjudication of the controversy along with matter which has been placed by the applicant before this Court cannot be dependent over the instructions if not sent to respected counsel within time and as such no option left but to decide the matter considering the material evidence available on record. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that including the present case in which the vehicle in question has been seized, the applicant has also been implicated in two other criminal cases and on account of the same, learned court concerned has rejected the application for release of vehicle in question, whereas in the instant matter, he has already been extended bail by learned court concerned. It is further submitted that relevant documents has been brought on record, which shows that the applicant is owner of vehicle in question, i.e., Swift Dzire bearing registration No.UP- 62-AV-9991 and no useful purpose shall be served by way of keeping the vehicle in question at police station concerned. 6. Referring to aforesaid facts as well as contents of F.I.R. as also the impugned orders passed on the release application moved by the applicant, it is submitted that detention of the vehicle for a long time at the police station is likely to diminish its value and ultimately the vehicle may become junk. Placing reliance on the decision of Hon'ble the Apex Court in Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai Vs. State of Gujarat, 2003 (1) JIC 615 (SC), it is submitted that the Apex Court has held that "In our view, whatever be the situation, it is of no use to keep such seized vehicles at the police stations for a long period. It is for the Magistrate to pass appropriate orders immediately by taking appropriate bond and guarantee as well as security for return of the said vehicles, if required at any point of time. This can be done pending hearing of applications for return of such vehicles." It is lastly submitted that applicant is willing to fulfill all conditions imposed upon him for release of the vehicle in question. 7. On the other hand, leaned A.G.A. submitted that since vehicle in question was related to the applicant, who has been implicated in pursuance to sections of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, the competent authorities while rejecting the release application have not committed any illegality. Impugned orders do not suffer from any infirmity or illegality warranting interference by this Court. 8. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the entire record carefully, wherein it is crystal clear the applicant has already been granted bail in the instant matter and the vehicle in question is still kept at police station concerned. 9. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. Impugned order dated 28.05.2023 passed by learned Additional Session Judge/FTC 1st/Special Judge, Gangster Act, Jaunpur in Criminal Case No.25 of 2023 (State vs. Chhote Lal) arising out of Case Crime No.108 of 2018, under section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, P.S. Rampur, District- Jaunpur as well as impugned order dated 18.11.2023 passed by District Magistrate, Jaunpur in Case No.2969 of 2023 (State vs. Chhote Lal) under section 14(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, are hereby set-aside. The authority concerned is hereby directed to release the vehicle in shape of Swift Dzire bearing registration No.UP-62-AV-9991 in favour of its registered owner, i.e., applicant upon furnishing surety upto the satisfaction of court concerned, subject to following terms and conditions as mentioned below :- (i) The applicant shall produce the vehicle in question as and when the learned concerned court will require during trial of aforementioned case crime number. (ii) The applicant shall not put for sale the vehicle in question by transferring the same to any third party. (iii) The applicant shall also not change the nature and color of the vehicle in question in any manner during pendency of said case crime number. Order Date :- 14.5.2025 Saif Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad