Kartik Yadav v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government Of Bihar Old Secretar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3397 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2018 Thana- PIRI BAZAR District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Kartik Yadav son of Ganga Yadav, resident of village -Garhi Bishanpur, Police Station -Nagar, District-Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

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The District Magistrate, Lakhisarai.

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The Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai.

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The S.H.O. Piri Bazar Police Station, District-Lakhisarai. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Irshad, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Rewati Kant Raman, AC to SC-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2019 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 motorcycle bearing registration no.BR-53B-5073 which has illegally been seized in connection with Piri Bazar P.S. Case No.69 of 2018 registered under Sections 30(1), 32(b), 38(1) and 41(1) 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 petition for release of motorcycle bearing registration

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3397 of 2018(2) dt.02-07-2019 2/2 no.BR-53B-5073 seized in connection with Piri Bazar P.S. Case No.69 of 2018.

Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

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