Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3188 of 2026 ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Son of Narayan Sah, Resident of Village- Bhavdeva, P.O. Bhavdeva, P.S. Simri Bakhtiyarpur, District- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Saharsa.

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The Superintendent of Police, Saharsa.

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The S.H.O., Excise Police Station, Saharsa, District- Saharsa. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Satyapal Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Government Pleader (14) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH) 16-03-2026 The present writ petition has been filed for release of tempo bearing Registration No. BR19P4999, Chassis No. MD2B19BXXSWL13121 and Engine No. AZXWSL79885, which has been seized in connection with Saharsa Excise P.S. Case No. 260 of 2025 dated 05.07.2025, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 on account of recovery of 150 litres of illicit country made liquor. 2.

At the outset, the Ld. Counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to file appropriate application under Rule 12A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise

Patna High Court CWJC No.3188 of 2026(2) dt.16-03-2026 2/2 (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rules, 2023') for release of vehicle (tempo) on payment of penalty. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

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It is needless to state that in case appropriate application is filed by the petitioner under Rule 12A of the Rules, 2023 within a period of three weeks from today, the competent authority shall consider the same on merits and pass a reasoned and a speaking order within a period of three weeks thereafter. 4.

The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) (Arun Kumar Jha, J) S.Sb/- U