Raj Kishor Sharma @ Ram Kishor Sharma @ Rajkishor Mistri v. The State Of Bihar Through Its Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.67 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2017 Thana- MAHESHKHUNT District- Khagaria ====================================================== Raj Kishor Sharma @ Ram Kishor Sharma @ Rajkishor Mistri son of Chandeshekhar Sharma, resident of village - Rasalpur (Murli), P.S.- Salakhua, Dist.- Saharsa.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariate, Patna.

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The District Magistrate Khagaria.

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The Superintendent of Police , Khagaria 4.

The S.H.O. Maheshkhunt Police Station, Khagaria. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Indrajit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent-State:

Mr.Vivek Prasad, GP-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-09-2019 This writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the vehicle Pick-up Model-207 bearing Registration No.BR19B4699, which has been illegally seized in connection with Maheshkhunt P. S. Case No. 167 of 2017 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016. Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for the release of vehicle Pick-up

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.67 of 2019(2) dt.11-09-2019 2/2 Model-207 bearing Registration No.BR19B4699 seized in connection with Maheshkhunt P. S. Case No. 167 of 2017. Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) kanchan/- U T