One Jit Singh is being prosecuted in two cases, one under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, and the other under Ss. 279/337, Penal Code. The prosecution case against him is that he was driving car No. DLK 4200 on 21-5-1970 when the police tried to intercept him as they suspected that he was smuggling liquor. In order to escape from being apprehended, Jit Singh is said to have driven the car in a rash and negligent manner thereby causing hurt to a pedestrian. He was ultimately apprehended and 96 bottles of liquor were recovered from the car. The car was also seized and produced before the Court. Shri Chander Bhan, the petitioner, who is said to be the owner of the car filed two applications before the Court for the release of the car and for the custody of the car pending disposal of the two cases. One of these applications was dismissed summarily on 27-5-1970. The other application was dismissed on 2-6-1970 and the grounds stated by the learned Magistrate in this order were that it was reported that the car had been used on previous occasions for smuggling liquor. The petitioner thereupon filed a revision petition before the Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, and the latter has sub