Hridya Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2799 of 2022 ====================================================== Hridya Ravidas Wife of Subhash Ram Resident of Mohalla East Kargahiya, Ward No. 12, P.S. Bettiah Mufassil, District West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Excise, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran. 4.

The Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, West Champaran. 5.

The District Transport Officer, Bettiah, West Champaran. 6.

The Officer-in- Charge, Lauriya Police Station, District West Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore ( Ag ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR) (The proceedings of the Court are being conducted through Video Conferencing and the Advocates joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing from their residence.) Date : 22-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioner has prayed for following relief:-

Patna High Court CWJC No.2799 of 2022 dt.22-04-2022 2/3 It is submitted that 40 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the motorcycle of petitioner which was stolen on 24.05.2021 for which he had instituted an FIR (Annexure2) and his stolen vehicle was misused by miscreants for transporting illicit liquor which was seized by police on 11.06.2021 and he is not responsible of being indulged in carrying illicit liquor in his vehicle as same was stolen for which he had already instituted an FIR, for which petitioner cannot be held to be responsible.

In facts and circumstances of present case, District Magistrate/Confiscating Authority concerned is directed to provisionally release the vehicle of petitioner after due identification of ownership of the vehicle on production of ownership and registration papers with respect to vehicle in question upon furnishing adequate sureties to the satisfaction of the concerned District Magistrate/Confiscating Officer.

Patna High Court CWJC No.2799 of 2022 dt.22-04-2022 3/3 The release shall be allowed within a period of 14 days from the date of submission of the sureties. With aforesaid direction and observation, the writ petition is disposed of. However, it shall always be open for petitioner to get his vehicle released in terms of Rule 12(A) of Amended Excise Rules, 2021.

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