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G.Venkatesan v. the Station House Officer

Madras HC8 Jun 2022CRL OP/9729/2022

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed the Criminal Original Petition, setting aside the revisional court order to release the petitioner's seized vehicle upon execution of a bond, deposit of security, and undertaking not to alienate the property.

What did the court decide?

Release of seized vehicle on conditions of Rs.20,000 deposit, bond for production, and undertaking not to alienate property; trial court to photograph vehicle.

G.Venkatesan Vs the Station House Officer — Property and Title | Madras HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 08.06.2022

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

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Crl.O.P.No.9729 of 2022

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G.Venkatesan, S/o. Govindarajan

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...Petitioner/Accused

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Versus

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The Station House Officer, Parangipettai Police Station, Parangipettai, Chidambaram – 608 501. ...Respondent/Complainant

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PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order dated 21.12.2021, passed in Crl.R.C.No.53 of 2021 by the learned Principal District Judge, Cuddalore, which confirmed the order dated 26.04.2021 in Crl.M.P.No.1176 of 2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Parangipettai.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Gopinath For Respondent : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, Addl. Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed challenging the order of Revisional Court dismissing the revision rejecting the prayer for return of property.

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The petitioner was arrested for carrying tobacco products on the basis of F.I.R. registered in Crime No.57 of 2021 for the offence under Sec.273 and 328 of I.P.C. and 20(2) of the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003. The subject vehicle was seized and handed over to learned Judicial Magistrate. The learned Judicial Magistrate has dismissed the petition filed for return of property. The order has been confirmed in the Revision Petition by the Sessions Court, which has been now challenged before this Court.

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The learned counsel appearing for petitioner would submit that allowing the vehicle in the custody of respondent https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ police or in the police station, the value of the vehicle will

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be diminished and it will be exposed in the vagaries of nature. The learned counsel would also submit that he will undertake not to alienate or to sell the vehicle and produce the vehicle as and when required by the court for the purpose of trial.

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Such being the position, as the petitioner has already been prosecuted, mere keeping the property in the custody of police will certainly diminish the value of the vehicle, since the same will be exposed in the vagaries of nature. Accordingly, this Court allow the petition to set aside the order of revisional court and ordered release of vehicle on the following conditions :-

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(i) The petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.20,000/before the trial court Magistrate, where the F.I.R. in Crime No. 57 of 2021 is pending;

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(ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for production of vehicle as and when required by the trial court; (iii) The petitioner shall not alter or sell or transfer the property till the trial proceedings is over.

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With the above conditions, the prayer to return the vehicle is allowed and the trial court shall take photographs of vehicle while releasing the vehicle and keep the photographs in the concerned case records. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the order passed in Crl.R.C.No.53 of 2021 on the file of learned Principal District Judge, Cuddalore confirming the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.1176 of 2021, on the file of Judicial Magistrate, Parangipettai is set aside.

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Assistant Registrar

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Sub Assistant Registrar

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1.The Station House Officer, Parangipettai Police Station, Parangipettai,

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Chidambaram – 608 501.

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2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Copy to:

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1.The Principal District Judge, Cuddalore.

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2.The Judicial Magistrate, Parangipettai.

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+1cc to Mr.R.Gopinath, Advocate SR. No. 33414

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CRL.O.P.No.9729 of 2022

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MG (CO) PR (21/06/2022)

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https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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