Santosh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise And Prohibition Department

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3219 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-395 Year-2018 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== Santosh Mahto Son of Sri Mahesh Mahto Resident of Village-Lala Tola,Garabhua,P.S. Chanpatia Sirisiya,Distt.-West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise And Prohibition Department 2.

The District Magistrate,West Champaran,Bettiah 3.

The Superintendent of Police, West Champaran,Bettiah 4.

The Superintendent of Excise,West Champaran,Bettiah ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vikash Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2019 This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to release the Hero Deluxe Motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-22V-9662, which has been seized in connection with Nautan (Jagdishpur) P.S. Case No. 395 of 2018 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Realizing that confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the present application with liberty to file a civil writ application before this Court in the same subject matter.

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3219 of 2018(2) dt.02-04-2019 2/2 Leave is granted. The application is disposed of. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) pradeep/sneha U T