Dodda Nageshwar Rao v. The State Of Telangana.,Rep.,Pp

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Criminal Petition No.5055 of 2016 ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to release the stock of the petitioner i.e. 2790 kgs., of black jaggery and 520 kgs., of alum seized in C.O.R.No.173 of 2016 by the Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Narasampet, Warangal District. Heard and perused the material available on record. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is doing business in purchasing and selling of jaggery and general items and he purchased the above stock from the wholesalers under valid bills and that the value of the seized stocks will be diminished if they are kept idle in the premises of Prohibition & Excise station. Admittedly, black jaggery and alum seized from the possession of the petitioner in the above referred crime are not prohibited articles under any law and their possession is also not barred by the provisions of any Statute.

Considering these circumstances, interim custody of 2790 kgs., of black jaggery and also 520 kgs.,of alum, seized in the above referred crime shall be entrusted to the interim custody of the petitioner on his execution of a personal bond for a sum of Rs.29,870/- (Rupees twenty nine thousand eight hundred and seventy only) to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Narasampet. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed.

________________ RAJA ELANGO, J April 12, 2016.

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