B. Sudheendra Kumar, J.

1. The 2nd accused in crime No. 513/2016 of Kasargod police station registered under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short, 'the NDPS Act'), filed application before the court below under Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure Code (for short 'the Code') seeking for the release of the vehicle involved in that case. The court below dismissed the said application, against which Crl.M.C.2138/2017 has been filed by the accused. The registered owner of the vehicle involved in Crime No.517/2016 of Kasaragod Police Station registered under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, filed application under Section 451 of the Code before the court below seeking for the release of the vehicle involved in that case. He is not an accused in the crime. The court concerned dismissed the said application. The registered owner challenges the said order in Crl.M.C.2142/2017. Since the challenge in both these cases is the orders passed by the court below, dismissing the applications filed by the petitioners seeking for the release of the vehicles involved in the offence under the NDPS Act, these two Cr.M.C.s are disposed of by t