Bhupesh Rai v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3773 of 2018 ====================================================== Bhupesh Rai, Son of Ram Sagar Rai, Resident of Village- Mahmadpur, Post Office- Farada, Police Station- Naugachia, New Police Station-Ram Nagar, District-Munger.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Joint Commissioner, Registration Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.

4. The Superintendent of Excise Bhagalpur

5. The S.H.O. Nathnagar, Lalmatia Police Station, District-Bhagalpur. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad, GP-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 05-03-2018 This writ petition has been filed for release of a vehicle in question (Scorpio) bearing Registration No. BR 34P9999, which has been seized in connection with Nath Nagar (Lalmatia) P.S. Case No. 64 of 2017 due to violation of the Excise Act. The confiscation proceedings, being Excise Case No. 33 of 2017-18, are pending and the prayer made in the writ petition is to release the vehicle 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

Patna High Court CWJC No.3773 of 2018 (2) dt.05-03-2018 2/2 vehicles 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 finalization of the aforesaid confiscation proceedings and criminal case, the aforesaid vehicle in question shall be released to the petitioner on his furnishing two surety bonds to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Bhagalpur, within a period of one week from the date of furnishing the sureties, and further undertaking to produce the vehicle as and when directed by the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur and not to alienate or deal with the vehicle in question during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case.

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

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Uday/- U