2000 Supreme(SC) 735
2000(8) Supreme 22
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
K.T. Thomas & R.P. Sethi, JJ.
Ashok Kumar -Appellant
versus
State of Bihar & Ors. -Respondents
Criminal Appeal No. 341 of 2000
(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3131 of 1999)
Decided on 7-4-2000
Headnote:Interim Custody of Vehicle-Not desirable to keep vehicle in Court Custody for a long period till final disposal of the case-More advisable to entrust it to registered owner on behalf of Court on certain conditions. (Para 2)
ORDER
Leave granted.
2. We do not think it necessary to keep the vehicle in the compound of the court indefinitely for a very long time till the final disposal of this case. It is more advisable to entrust it to the registered owner on behalf of the court under certain conditions. We, therefore, direct the court in whose custody the vehicle is presently kept to release the same to the appellant on the following conditions :
1. He shall execute a bond in a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (one lakh) with two solvent sureties to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.
2. He must satisfy the court that he is the registered owner of the vehicle.
3. He shall not allow his son Deepak Singh to use the vehicle until disposal of the prosecution case against him. He shall file an undertaking in court to that effect.
4. He shall produce the vehicle either before the court or before such other authorities as the court may direct.
5. He will not transfer the vehicle to anybody else nor possession of the same be parted with until disposal of the case.
3. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
Appeal disposed of accordingly.
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