The petitioner who is a member of the scheduled caste, has come up before this Court questioning the order of the District Magistrate, Kaushambi dated 18.12.2014 arising out of proceedings of attachment and refusal to release a truck that had been seized invoking the provisions of U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The background in which this seizure was made is to the effect that the petitioner was implicated in three other criminal cases, namely, Case Crime No.117 of 2012 under Section 379, IPC r/w Section 136 of the Indian Electricity Act, Case Crime No.140 of 2012 under Section 379, IPC r/w Section 136 of the Indian Electricity Act and the third case being Case Crime No.146 of 2012 under Sections 399/401, IPC.

2. It appears from the record that the truck in question bearing registration No. U.P 70 N 9212 is registered in the name of the petitioner and the same came to be seized in the aforesaid criminal cases. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been bailed out in the said criminal cases, but on the strength of the same cases the petitioner has been booked under Section 2/3 of the 1986 Act, where also he