JUDGMENT/ORDER :

Prayer in both revision cases: Criminal Revision Petitions are filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the records in CMP.Nos.419 & 420 of 2014 respectively, on the file of the Learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Uthukottai and set aside the order dated 07.02.2014.

1. These Criminal Revision Cases in Crl.RC. Nos.295 & 296 of 2014 are filed by one G.Arun Prasanna, President, People for Cattle in India, aggrieved by the order dated 07.02.2014 in CMP.No.419 of 2014 and 420 of 2014, respectively, passed by the Learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Uthukottai, thereby ordering the return of cattle seized in Cr. No.322 of 2013 to their respective owners namely one Ilango S/o. Murugesan and V.S.Subramani, S/o.Velusamy, respectively.

Brief facts leading to the filing of the revision cases:

2. On 17.12.2013 one Christhu Doss, Tahisldhar, Uthukottai was conducting a search near “Anna Statue” of Uthukottai. During such search, he found that in three lorries bearing registration Nos. TN-57-R-2646, AP-16-TX 2721, and TN-41-M-5738 cattle, namely, cows, calves, and buffaloes, totally 79 in number, were loaded beyond the permissi