ORDER :

P. Naveen Rao, J.

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise.

2. Petitioner claims to be the owner of JCB vehicle bearing Registration No. TS-07-GG-2851 having purchased the same in the year 2018 and has a hire purchase agreement with the private finance company. According to petitioner, his vehicle was hired by person, by name, Goundla Manikyam Goud @ Ediga Manikyam, who is the owner of land in Survey No. 224 of Yettla Erravelly Village, Shabad Mandal, to level his land. Accordingly, vehicle was sent with his driver to the fields for excavation/cleaning of agricultural land on 18.5.2020. According to petitioner, even before the vehicle entered the land of Mr. Manikyam, it appears, the toddy trees were already uprooted and a galata was taking place and the petitioner's vehicle was not allowed to enter into the land. However, brother of pattedar and his children filed a complaint with the Sub-Inspector, Prohibition and Excise Station, Chevella, alleging that four Shendi Trees were uprooted by using the JCB Vehicle. Accordingly, Crime No. 29 of 2020 was registered on 18.5.2020 under Section 27 read with 40 of t