JUDGMENT

Battu Devanand, J. - Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and Government Pleader for Home and perused the material available on record.

2. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission.

3. The case of the petitioners is that the 1st petitioner is the owner of the seized stock and the 2nd petitioner is the owner of seized Lorry bearing No. A.P.39 TV 4579.

4. The 1st petitioner is the registered dealer in food grains and carrying on business in the name and style of 'Nandi Traders' at Shop No. 23, Poornima Complex Gunj Road, Raichur, Karnataka State. The 1st petitioner engaged the lorry bearing No. A.P.39 TV 4579 belongs to the 2nd petitioner to transport 350 Qtls. of rice from Raichur to Bangarpet, Karnataka State passing through State of Andhra Pradesh. While proceeding to Bangarpet, the 4th respondent intercepted the vehicle on 07.07.2022 at 9-30 a.m., at NH-4, near Renault Show Room, Anantapuramu and seized the rice along with the vehicle, alleging that the rice is PDS rice, under the cover of Mahazarnama and registered a case in Crime No. 169 of 2022, dated 07.07.2020 for the offenc