Rajat Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11294 of 2018 ====================================================== Rajat Kumar Son of Prabhu Sha Resident of Sadpura@ Sadpura Durga Aasthan, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Prohibition Excise & Registration Department Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Excise Commissioner, Prohibition Excise & Registration Department Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Transport Officer, Muzaffarpur.

5. The District Magistrate -Cum- Collector, Muzaffarpur.

6. The Superintendent of Excise, Muzaffarpur.

7. The Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur.

8. The Officer-in-Charge, Kanti Police Station, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

9. The Excise Inspector, Sadar Anchal, Chhata Chowk,Muzaffarpur, Bihar. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad- GP7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 27-06-2018 Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we direct that pending finalization of the criminal case (Kanti P.S. Case No.31 of 2018), vehicle of the petitioner (TVS APACFHE bearing Registration No. BR06AY1407) be released to the petitioner on the petitioner furnishing two sureties to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

The applicability of Section 56, in the facts and

Patna High Court CWJC No.11294 of 2018 (2) dt.27-06-2018 2/2 circumstances of the case, shall be considered and decided before proceeding with the confiscation proceedings. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) K.C.jha/- N.H.

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