L. MOHAPATRA, J.

( 1 ) THIS application under Section 482, Cr. P. C. has been filed challenging the judgment and order dated 11-6-2001 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Angul, in Criminal Revision No. 16 of 2001 dismissing the revision and confirming the order dated 7-6-2001 passed by the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Angul, rejecting the prayer of the petitioner for release of the vehicle seized for offence committed under the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 ('the Act', for short ).

( 2 ) THE case of the prosecution is that on 15-5-2001 at night while performing night patrolling on Angul-Tikarapada PWD Road, the Divisional Forest Officer, Satkosia Wild Life Division, detected a white Tata Indica car bearing registration No. OR-02-R/2879 coming from Tikarapada area towards Angul. The car was intercepted and during search a fresh dead common Indian hare was detected lying inside the dickey of the car. Accordingly the car was seized and a seizure list was prepared on the spot. On the very day FIR was also lodged against the accused persons alleging offences committed under Section 9 read with Section 39 (1) (a) of the Act on the ground