Laxman vs State Of Rajasthan
2023 Latest Caselaw 6280 Raj

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 668/2023

Laxman S/o Panchi Lal, Aged About 28 Years, R/o Village Bandhala, Tehsil Nokha, District Bikaner.

----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

----Respondent

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Birbal Ram Bishnoi For Respondent(s) : Mr. S.K. Bhati, P.P.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE FARJAND ALI

Order

23/08/2023

1. By way of filing of the instant criminal revision petition,

challenge has been made to the order dated 10.04.2023 passed

by the learned Special Judge, NDPS Cases, District -

Bikaner(Additional Sessions Judge No.1, Bikaner), Criminal Misc.

Case No. 116/2023 pertaining to FIR No. 148/2022 registered at

Police Station Mahajan, District Bikaner whereby the prayer made

by the petitioner for releasing the vehicle in question (Toyoto

Fortuner 02 WD MT) bearing registration No.GJ-01RB-2905, has

been declined.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is the

owner of the vehicle in question which has been seized by the

Police Officers. He submits that the petitioner being the owner of

the vehicle in question, is the person best entitled to get back the

possession of the seized property. There is no other person

claiming supurdagi of the same.

(2 of 2) [CRLR-668/2023]

3. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the instant criminal

revision petition.

4. Considering the submissions and following the judgment

rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of

Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai Vs. State of Gujarat, reported in

AIR 2003 SC 638 and the order dated 18.11.2022 passed by the

Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 2005/2022 [SLP

(Crl.) No.7280/2022) titled as Sainaba Vs. The State of Kerala

& Anr., wherein, the vehicle involved in a crime under NDPS Act

was directed to be released on terms and conditions to be

determined by the Special Court, the revision petition is allowed

and this Court deems it just and appropriate to release the vehicle

in question in favour of the petitioner on interim custody till

conclusion of the trial provided he furnishes a Supurdaginama of

Rs. 5,00,000/- and surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the

Court below.

(FARJAND ALI),J 54-Samvedana/-

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