Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 4435 Tel
Judgement Date : 2 April, 2025
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER
CRIMINAL PETITION No.12285 OF 2024
JUDGMENT:
1. This Criminal Petition is filed questioning the order dated
13.06.2024 in Criminal Revision Petition No.10 of 2024 on the file
of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad.
2. The petitioner is accused No.41 in Crime No.201 of 2022.
During the course of investigation, Gun No.871 (12 bore-DBBL) and
the original licence book were seized from this petitioner by the
Marredpally Police Station.
3. Seeking return of the licence and the gun, petition was filed
before the X Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate,
Secunderabad. Learned Magistrate, by order dated 24.12.2022
refused to return the property on the ground that the gun was
required to be sent for FSL.
4. The petitioner, then approached the Metropolitan Sessions
Judge by filing Criminal Revision Petition No.10 of 2024. Learned
Sessions Judge dismissed the Criminal Petition on 13.06.2024.
5. This Court had asked the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor
to get instructions regarding the genuineness of the licence and also
about the weapon.
6. Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submits that the case is
still under investigation and the licence of the petitioner is genuine.
7. In view of the information given by the learned Assistant
Public Prosecutor, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the
Criminal Petition directing the Court below to return the gun and
licence of the petitioner by imposing conditions, within a period of
four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Consequently, miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand
dismissed.
__________________ K.SURENDER, J Date: 02.04.2025 kvs
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