ALAKUNTLA SAIDULU v. The State of Telangana,
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: J SREENIVAS RAO
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-29. ALAKUNTLA SAIDULU v. The State of Telangana,. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 6756 OF 2026 Between ALAKUNTLA SAIDULU, S/o. Buchiramulu, Aged 34 years, Occ. Owner of the Vehicle, R/o. H. No. 2-102, Chittaloor, Nalgonda District, Telangana-SO8210. ... Petitioner AND 1. The State of Telangana, through S. H,O. , Devarakonda Prohibition and Excise Station, Nalgonda District, rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Nalgonda Division. 3. The Station House Officer, Devarakonda Prohibition and Excise Station, Nalgonda Diskict. ...
Respondents/Complainant Petition under Section 528 of BNSS praying that in the circumstanTs stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to pass orders directing the Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition and Excise, Nalgonda Division, to issue appropriate directions to the Station House Officer, Devarakonda Prohibition and Excise Station, Nalgonda District, to forthwith release the Petitioner's Mahindra Bolero Maxx Pickup HD bearing Registration No. TG-05-T-9996, which was seized in C. O. R. No. 90 of 2026, in view of the quashment of the entire proceedings in C. O. R. No. 90 of 2026 pursuant to the orders passed by this Honourable Court in Criminal Petition No. 5074 ot 2O26, dated O7-04-2026, This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri A. Shiva Sai Nath, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Mr.
Jithender Rao Veeramalla, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondents. The Court made the following: ORDER ) IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THB HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No. 6766 of 2026 Date:29. 04. 2026 Between: Alakuntla Saidulu ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana and two others .. respondent ORDER This Criminal Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the S. H. O. , Devarakonda Prohibition and Excise Station, Nalgonda District, to release the petitioner's vehicle namely Mahindra Bolero Maxx bearing Reg. No. TG-05-T- 9996, in view of quashing of the proceedings in C. O. R. No. 90 of 2026 by this Court in Crl. P. No. 5074 of 2026 dated 07. 04. 2026 2. Heard Mr. A. Shiva Sainath, leamed counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Jithendar Rao Veeramalla, learned Additionat Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents. 3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is the registered owner of the Mahindra Bolero 'l Maxx Vehicle bearing Registration No. TG-05-T-9996' The said vehicte was involved in C. O. R. No. 9O o12026. Accused in the said crime approached this Court and filed Crl. P. No'5074 of 2026 and this Court allowed the said petition on 07 -04. 2026' Inspite of the same, respondent No. 2 is not releasing the said vehicle' Hence the action of the said Authority is contrary to the orders passed by this Court. 4. Per contra, leamed Additionat Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner, without approaching respondent No'2, by submitting an appropriate application for release of the vehicle, has straightaway approached this Court and filed the present Criminal Petition. 5. Having considered the rival submissions made by the respective parties and after perusal of the record, it reveals that it is not in dispute that the petitioner herein is not an accused in C. O. R.
No. 90 of 2026. The record further reveals that accused had approached this Court and filed Crt. P'No'5074 of 2026 seeking quashing of the proceedings in C. O. R. No'90 of 2026 and the same quashing of C'O'R'No'90 was allowed on O7 . 04. 2026. By virtue of i i I of 2(126, the petitiorrer is entitled to the return of the subject vehicle 6. Taking into consideration the lacts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is granted tiberty to submit an application for release of the vehicle before respondent No. 2 by enclosing a copy of this order. as well as the order dated 07. 04-2026 in Crl. l'}. No. 5074 of 2026. On receipt of such application, respondent No. 2 is directed to consider the same and release the vehicle in favour of the petitioner after due verification of the documents and after obtarning necessary authorization, within a period of three (03) days tiom the date of filing of the application.
Registry is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the concerned Dcputy Cornnrissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Nalgonda 7. Accordingly, the criminal petition is disposed of. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, stand _i closed. SD/. B. REKHA RANI REGISTRAR ASSISTANT I //TRUE COPY,, SECTION OFFICER To, Nalgonda & Excise Station 1 The Station House Officer, Devarakonda Prob District I u 2. Two CCs to the Public Prosecutor, Hrgh Court for the State of Telangana, at Hydr:rabad (OUT) 3. One CC to Sri A. Shiva Sai Nath, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CD Copies I DUKA HIGH COURT DATED: 2910412026 I \ 1HE S 14 ( lr) -z 0 0 ilAY 2tl26 ORDER P * * CRLP. No. 6766 of 2026 P,,tTCi DISPOSING OF THE CRIMINAL PETITON I d* t1\
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