JUDGMENT (ORAL)

V.K Mehrotra, J. - This petition under Section 401 read with Section 482, Cr.P.C. arises out of proceedings under Section 457; Cr. P.C. The trial Magistrate passed an order on December 19, 1990 in favour of the two applicants. That order was reversed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Mandi, on January 8,1991.

2. One Mohammad Amin is the registered owner of a motor vehicle (truck No: HID 4966). Under a hire purchase agreement, the truck was purchased by obtaining loan from the Canera Bank, Mandi.

3. On February 12, 1990 an agreement for the sale of the vehicle aforesaid was entered into between Mohammad Amin through his special power of attorney holder Nur Ahmed and Sardara Singh and Prem Lal Kapoor, the two applicants in the present petition. Under that agreement the vehicle was to be sold to these two persons for a total sum of Rs. 1,72,000/- out of which Rs. 37,000/- was paid to the seller by way of advance. The remaining amount of Rs. 1,35,000/- was to be paid by the present applicants to the Canera Bank, Mandi, in equal monthly instalments already fixed by the starting from March 1990.

Clause 2 of this agreement says that:

"the ownership of this vehicle will