Santosh Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10031 of 2018 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar & Ors .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anant Kumar Bhaskar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar -Sc11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 18-05-2018 This writ petition has been filed for release of a residential room of the residential hosue of the petitioner bearing House No.1064, Circle No.21, Holding NO.754 which has been seized in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No.138 of 2018 due to violation of the Excise Act. The prayer made in the writ petition is to release the room in the residential house in question pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case. It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings houses have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we see no reason to make a deviation in the present case.

Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending

Patna High Court CWJC No.10031 of 2018 (2) dt.18-05-2018 2/2 finalization of the aforesaid confiscation proceedings and criminal case, the aforesaid vehicle in question shall be released and possession handed over to the petitioner, on his furnishing original title deed of the property in question and two local sureties bonds to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra and further undertaking not to alienate or to deal with the house in question or create a third party interest during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case or prejudice the right of the State in confiscation proceeding. The aforesaid vehicle shall be released within one week from the date of furnishing the original title deed and sureties.

With the aforesaid, the writ petition stand allowed and disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Sanjeev/- U T