These Criminal Revision Cases arise out of the same facts viz., transportation of cattle in a lorry in connection with the cases registered in Cr.No.474 of 2015 and hence, both revision cases are taken up together for common disposal and disposed of by this common order.

2. These Criminal Revision Cases were filed by the owner of the vehicle and cattle against the dismissal of the petitions in C.M.P.Nos.3294 and 3295 of 2015, by orders, dated 06.08.2015, seeking for return of lorry bearing Regn.No.AP-26-TT-3589 and return of cattle viz., 6 male buffaloes, 26 female buffaloes and 2 buffalo calves.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, who is the owner of the lorry bearing Regn.No.AP-26-TT-3589, has used the said lorry for illegal transportation of large number of cattle. The defacto complainant is alleged to have intercepted the vehicle while the lorry was passing through main road at Tharamangalam and handed over the said lorry with cattle to the respondent police. On the basis of which, a case was registered against the petitioner under Section 11(1)(d) of Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act and Section 429 IPC r/w. Sections 96 and 97 of Transportation of Anim