Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Ranjay Singh @ Ranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2520 of 2018 ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Ranjay Singh @ Ranjan Singh, S/o Late Rajendra Singh, Resident of Village- Darmi Kala, P.S. Tandwa, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s
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.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Vivek Prasad- GP 7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12-02-2018 This writ petition has been filed for release of a vehicle (Auto) bearing Registration No. BR 26K-3262, which has been seized in connection with Excise Case No. 555 of 2017 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 see no reason to make a deviation in the present case.
Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings, the aforesaid
Patna High Court CWJC No.2520 of 2018(2) dt.12-02-2018 2/2 vehicle in question shall be released to the petitioner on his furnishing two sureties to the satisfaction of 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 of.
(Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Sunil/- U