Rajasthan High Court
Karan Singh S/O Maan Singh vs State Of Rajasthan on 5 April, 2022
Bench: Uma Shanker Vyas
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 301/2022
Karan Singh S/o Maan Singh, Resident Of Kharpa Khurd Police
Station Pidawa District Jhalawar
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through P.P.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rohit Khandelwal, Adv., through
VC
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Yashwant Kankhadia, P.P.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Order
05/04/2022
This criminal revision petition has been filed against the
order dated 02.03.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge
(N.D.P.S. cases) & Additional Sessions Judge, Bhawani Mandi,
District Jhalawar (Rajasthan), whereby the application filed by the
accused-petitioner under Section 451 Cr.P.C. for releasing the
vehicle car bearing registration No.RJ-20-CC-6206 has been
dismissed.
It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that
the petitioner is registered owner of the vehicle and there is no
other rival claim for its release. Relying on the judgments of the
Hon'ble Apex Court of India in cases of Sunderbhai Ambalal
Desai vs. State of Gujarat, (2002) 10 SCC 290 and
Coordinate Bench Judgments dated 14.08.2012 in S.B.
Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.2682/2012, Phool Singh
(2 of 3) [CRLR-301/2022]
vs. State of Rajasthan and in cases of Bal Mikand vs.
State,1994 Cri Lr (Raj) 4, Prakash Chand vs. State of
Rajasthan, S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition
No.416/2010 decided on 12.03.2010 & Laxman vs. State of
Rajasthan, S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.61/2018
decided on 16.04.2018, learned counsel submitted that vehicle
be given to the petitioner on furnishing 'supurdginama'.
Opposing the prayer, learned Public Prosecutor submitted
that vehicle in question was used for commission of offence under
the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act, 1985 (for brevity "the Act of 1985") and can be subject-
matter of confiscation under Section 60 of the Act of 1985 and
hence, the petitioner is not entitled for release of the vehicle in his
favour.
Heard learned counsels for the parties and perused the
record.
It is undisputed that petitioner is registered owner of the
vehicle in question which has not been claimed by any other
person. Now, it is no more res integra that vehicle seized under
the provisions of the Act of 1985 can be released in favour of its
registered owner; though, may be an accused, if no order of
confiscation has been passed, which has not been done in the
present case.
In these circumstances, this criminal revision petition
deserves to be allowed and is accordingly allowed. The order
dated 02.03.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S.
cases) & Additional Sessions Judge, Bhawani Mandi, District
Jhalawar (Rajasthan) is quashed and set aside. It is directed that
the vehicle car bearing registration No.RJ-20-CC-6206 be released
(3 of 3) [CRLR-301/2022]
in favour of the petitioner on 'supurdginama' on his producing
original registration certificate and on satisfying following
conditions:-
(1) He furnishes a personal bond in the sum of
Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties of Rs.50,000/-
each to the satisfaction of the trial Court
undertaking to produce the vehicle in question in
the Court as and when required to do so.
(2) He shall get the vehicle in question
photographed showing the registration number as
well as the chassis number. Such photograph shall
be taken in the presence of the Investigating
Officer, to be kept on the file of the case.
(3) The personal bonds of the petitioner and
bonds of sureties shall carry the photographs of
the petitioner and his sureties and the bond of
sureties shall further carry the photographs of
persons identifying them before the Court with full
residential particulars of the sureties and the
persons identifying them.
(4) The petitioner shall undertake not to transfer
the ownership of the vehicle in question and not
to lease it to anyone and not to make or allow any
changes in it to be made so as to make
unidentifiable and produce the same before the
Court as and when required.
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
DANISH USMANI /43
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