Kaushalya Devi v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary, Government Of Bihar, Excise Department, Patna And O

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3320 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1221 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nawada ====================================================== Kaushalya Devi, Wife of Ashok kumar Pandey, Resident of Village - Basti, P.O. + P.S. - Harnaut, District - Nalanda at Biharsarif ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

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

Collector, Nawada 3.

Excise Superintendent, Nawada.

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr. Kumar Manish, SC-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2019 This application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the Tata Motor, AC Light Goods Vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-21GA-3992 Engine No. 275ID106FTYS72042 which has illegally been seized in connection with Excise Case No. 1221 of 2018/338 of 2018 under Sections 30(a) and 56(b) 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 Tata Motor AC

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3320 of 2018(2) dt.08-04-2019 2/2 Light Goods Vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-21GA-3992 seized in connection with Excise Case No. 1221 of 2018/338 of 2018.

Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/R.RanjanU T