Ravita Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5158 of 2018 ====================================================== Ravita Devi, W/o Sonu Paswan, R/o Village- Amba Azad Bigha, P.S.- Amba, District- Aurangabad ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Aurangabad.
4. The Superintendent of Excise, Aurangabad ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh,Adv.
For the Respondents :
Mr. VIVEK PRASAD- GP7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 22-03-2018 Learned counsel for the petitioner prays and permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion. This writ petition has been filed for release of Hero Passion Pro motorcycle bearing registration no. BR-26M-4392 which has been seized in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 8 of 2018 due to violation of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings, vehicles have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we seen no reason to make a deviation in the present case.
Patna High Court CWJC No.5158 of 2018(2) dt.22-03-2018 2/2 Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal cases, the aforesaid vehicle in question shall be released to the petitioner on his furnishing the bank guarantee to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, Aurangabad, within a period of one week from the date of his furnishing the sureties and further undertaking to produce the vehicle as and when directed by the authority concerned and not to alienate or deal with the vehicle in question during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case so as to cause adverse effect or prejudice to the State Government. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed off.
(Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Shamshad/- U