Quddus Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2265 of 2025 ====================================================== Quddus Khan, S/o Asfaq Khan, R/o-F-93/6 3rd Floor, Shaheen Bagh, Nara Body Balance Gym, Okhla Jamia Nagar, Abdul Fazal Enclave-II, P.O.- New Friends Colony, in the District of South Delhi-110025. ... ... Petitioner.

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Secretary Excise and Prohibition Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, Kaimur (Bhabhua), Bihar 4.

The Superintendent of Police, Kaimur (Bhabhua), Bihar 5.

The Superintendent of Excise, Kaimur (Bhabhua), Bihar 6.

The SHO, Excise Police Station, Kaimur, Bihar. ... ... Respondents.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Kumar Harshvardhan, Advocate Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anant Prasad Singh, SC-15 Ms. Deepika Sharma, AC to SC-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI) Date : 20-03-2025 In the instant writ petition, petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):

"i. For issuance of a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate order/orders, direction/ directions directing the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner which is Black coloured Nexon Car, having Registration No.-DL-3CCZ1429, Engine No.- REVTRN21FWXMB4851 and Chassis No.-MAT627024PLF81096, which has

Patna High Court CWJC No.2265 of 2025 dt.20-03-2025 2/3 been seized by the State officials under the Prohibition & Excise P.S. Case No. 700/2024 u/s 30(a), 32(1),(3) & 41(1), (2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (amendment) Act, 2018; ii. For direction may be given for disposal of present case in light of the Hon'ble Patna High Court's decision in Sunaina Vs State of Bihar (CWJC No.7920/2023).

And/or iii. For any other order/orders, relief/reliefs for which the petitioner may be entitled in the eyes of law."

2. In support of the aforementioned relief, there is no demand before the competent authority in particularly under Rule of 12A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 read with amended sub Rule 2 of Rule 12A in the year 2022 and 2023.

3. In the absence of demand before the competent authority, the instant writ petition for writ of mandamus is not maintainable or it is pre-mature. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of as pre-mature.

4. Disposal of the instant writ petition would not be a hurdle for the petitioner to invoke remedy under Rule 12A of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 including amended provisions in the year 2022 and 2023. If such application is

Patna High Court CWJC No.2265 of 2025 dt.20-03-2025 3/3 submitted in the prescribed form before the competent authority, the competent authority shall pass speaking order within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of such application.

5. With the above observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of.

(P. B. Bajanthri, J) ( Alok Kumar Sinha, J) P.S./- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 21.03.2025.

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