THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI

ORDER:

This petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS, 2023’) with a prayer for release of office premises i.e., Plot No.107, Blue Chip Arcade, Opp:Tata Motors Showroom, Himayathnagar, which is illegally seized by the police (herein after ‘office premises’) of the petitioner/accused No.5.

2. Heard Mr.Jella Naresh Kumar, learned counsel for petitioner- accused No.5, Mr.Jithender Rao Veeramalla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent - State.

3. The petitioner/accused No.5 is arrayed as accused No.5 in F.I.R.No.773 of 2024 for the offences under Sections 308(5), 79, 351 (2), 61(2) of BNS and 66 (C) and 66 D of Information Technology Act, 2000.

4. The petitioner is lease holder of the office premises and the same has been seized by the investigating agency in Cr.No.773 of 2024. The solitary ground raised by the petitioner is seizure of the premises by the police is illegal and it shall be released. Further submits that since the police has not shown the seizure of property in Form No.60 before the Magistrate concerned, the petitioner could not approach the trial Court