Pramod Yadav v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3235 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2018 Thana- MUFFASIL District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Pramod Yadav, son of Naresh Yadav, resident of Village-Bhanwar, P.O.- Kharagpur, P.S.- Hariharganj, District-Palamu Jharkhand. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

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The Senior Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad. 4.

The Excise Officer, Aurangabad Sadar, District- Aurangabad. 5.

The Officer Incharge, Muffasil (Aurangabad), District- Aurangabad. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC -11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-09-2019 This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the Pick-up van bearing Registration No. JH03J8745, which has illegally been seized in connection with Mufassil (Aurangabad) P.S. Case No.147 of 2018 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for the release of Pick-up van

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3235 of 2018(2) dt.17-09-2019 2/2 bearing Registration No. JH03J8745, seized in connection with Mufassil (Aurangabad) P.S. Case No.147 of 2018. Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T