A.Lakshmi, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal petition, the Supreme Court modified orders of lower courts requiring the petitioner to furnish security for interim custody of seized agricultural vehicles, significantly reducing the bond amount while maintaining other conditions.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to furnish bank guarantee of Rs.1,75,00/- along with personal bond of similar sum for custody of seized tractor and trolley.
What the court decided
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL
CRIMINAL PETITION No.10891 of 2016
ORDER:
The criminal petition is filed against the order dated 07.06.2016 in Crl.R.P.No.21/2016 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kurnool, by and under which, the Court below allowed the revision in part, slightly modifying the order of the trial Court.
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, representing the State.
The petitioner filed Crl.MP.No.1416/2016 in Cr.No.21 of 2016 of Krishnagiri P.S. under section 457 Cr.P.C on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Dhone, seeking interim custody of the seized Tractor and Trolley bearing No.AP21-T4525. The trial Court, vide orders dated 04.04.2016, allowed the said petition subject to petitioner furnishing fixed deposit of Rs.7,00,000/- for a period of two years in any Nationalized Bank and further she shall execute a personal bond for the said amount with one surety in a like sum. In addition, the trial court further imposed usual conditions for release of the vehicle.
Aggrieved by the direction of furnishing fixed deposit of Rs.7,00,000/-, the petitioner filed Crl.R.P.No.21 of 2016 before the court below, and the learned Sessions Judge, by order dated 07.06.2016, allowed the revision in part by reducing the fixed deposit from 7,00,000/- to 3,50,000/- while maintaining the other conditions as imposed by the trial Court. Against the said order, the present criminal petition is filed.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the quantum of fixed deposit required for interim custody of seized agricultural vehicles should be further reduced.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Petitioner (owner of Tractor and Trolley)
- respondent
State
Coram
M.S.K.JAISWAL
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · July
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLP/10891/2016
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