Telangana High Court
WP/33757/2026 of Beige Ganesh Vs The State of Telangana, on 7 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO: 33757 OF 2026 Between: Beige Ganesh, S/o Beige Hanmandlu, aged
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION NO: 33757 OF 2026
Between:
Beige Ganesh, S/o Beige Hanmandlu, aged about 35 years, Occ- Business, R/o H.No. 44, Fathepoor Village, Kalher Mandal, Medak District.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad
2. The Station House Officer, Police Station Nizamsagar, Kamareddy District.
3. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Mohammad Nagar Mandal, Kamareddy District.
4. The Assistant Director, Mines AND Geology Kamareddy District.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in seizing and continued detention of the Petitioner's TATA HITACHI ZPXIS 220 Gl Hydraulic Excavator, Model 2016, bearing lnvoice No. 38692892, ln connection with Crime No.
13512026 of Police Station Nizamsagar, Kamareddy District, as illegal, arbitrary and without authority of law and violative of Articles 14,21 and 3004 of the Constitution of lndia and to consequently direct the Respondents to release the said vehicle forthwith in favour of the Petitioner by accepting third party surety.
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026
Petition under Section '151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents herein to forthwith release the Petitioner's TATA HITACHI ZIJ.IS 220
Gl Hydraulic Excavator, Model 2016, bearing lnvoice No. 38692892,sei2ed in FIR
No. 135/2026 dt 29-9-2026, pending disposal of the main Writ retition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M.BHUSHAN REDDY
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: SRI D.PRADEEP, AGP FOR HOME
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI K.PRADEEP REDDY, SC FOR MPPZPP
Counsel for the Respondent No.4: cP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SMT.JUSTICE TANGTRALA MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION No.33757 of 2026
(CNR No. HBHC0 I 06897 22026)
DATE:01.10.2026
Between:
Belge Ganesh
Petitioner
AND
The State ofTelangana and others
Respondents
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Challenging the actlon of respondent No.2 in seizing and continuing to detain the petitioner's TATA Hitachi Zaxiz 220 Gl Hydraulic Excavator, Model 2016, bearing Invoice No.38692892, the present writ petition has been filed.
2. Heard Sri M. Bhushan Reddy, leamed counsel for the petitioner, and Sri D. Pradeep, leamed Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for respondents No.1 and 2.
3. The learned counsei for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not been made an accused in Crime No.135 of 2026 on TN]D,] wP 33157 2426
the file of Nizamsagar Police Station, Kamareddy Dislrict, and yet the vehicle has been seized and the police are not pernitting the petitioner to take the vehicle. The petitioner has also filed ph(,tographs of the vehicle ly'ing in the field
4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for llome, on oral instructions, submitted that the petitioner has subsequently been added as an accused and that the vehicle has also been deposited with the Judicial First Class Magistrate at Banswada. A copy of Form 60 has also been fi1ed before this Court. ln view thereof, he petitioner is directed to approach the concerned Court for release o1'the v ehicle
5. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the peti.ioner submitted that, since the subject vehicle does not have the origrnal invoice and the same is with Shriram Finance Limited, as the said vehicle is hypothecated to Shriram Finance Limited, and the Trial Court is not entertaining any application in the absence of the original documents
6. ln view of the same, the petitioner is permitted to obtain a certified copy of the original invoice ffom Shriram Finance Limited, along u'ith a ceftificate stating that the petitioner is the ou'ner of the l#::#F'@!ii]l To PSK. TMD,J wP 33757 2026 vehicle, and that the same is hypothecated to Shriram Finance Limited and on production of such documents from Shriram Finance Limited and if the facts as stated by the petitioner are found to be true, the Trial Court sha1l consider the same for release of the vehicle. 7 . Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shail be no order as to costs Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shal1 stand closed
SD/- P. PRAMOD NAIK ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SEGTION OFFICER
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana.
2. The Slation House Officer, Police Station Nizamsagar, Kamareddy District.
3. TheMandalParishadDevelopmentOfficer,MohammadNagarMandal, KamareddY District.
4. The Assistant Director, Mines AND Geology Kamareddy District'
5. One CC to SRI M.BHUSHAN REDDY, Advocate [OPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana' at Hyderabad. [OUT]
7. Two CCs to GP FOR MINES & GEOLOGY, High court for the state of Telangana, at HYderabad. [OUT]
8. one Cc to sRt K.PRADEEP REDDY, sc FoR MPPZPP [oPUC]
9. Two CD CoPies
HIGH COURT DATED: 0711012026
ORDER
WP.No.33757 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS.
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