Santosh Kant v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7967 of 2021 ====================================================== Santosh Kant Son of Late Lal Bahadur Sharma, Resident of Village-Gopalpur, P.O.-Gopalpur, P.S.-Naubatpur, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Deputy Budget Controller-Cum-Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

5.

The Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Unit, Patna. 6.

The District Magistrate, Patna.

7.

The General Manager Sahara India @ Shop Unique Products Range Limited Sahara India Bhawan-1, Kapurthala Complex, Alibagh Lucknow (U.P.)- 226024.

8.

The Regional Manager, Sahara Complex Boring Road Chauraha, Patna800001. 9.

The Branch Manager, Sahara India, Naubatpur Branch, Opposite Bank of Baroda, Naubatpur, P.S.-Naubatpur, District-Patna (Bihar)-801109. 10.

Sri, Subrat Roy @ Sahara Shree Chairman of Sahara Group S/o Late Sudhir Chandra Roy and Late Chhabi Roy, R/o Nidul Khand Sahara Sahar Gomati Nagar, Lucknow (UP) 226010.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Tiwary, Adv.

For the Respondent-State :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent Nos. 7 to 9 :

Mr. Umesh Prasad Singh, Sr. Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH) 19-07-2022 Heard Mr. Ranjeet Tiwary, learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CWJC No.7967 of 2021(10) dt.19-07-2022 2/2 petitioner, Mr. Umesh Prasad Singh, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent nos. 7 to 9 and Mr. Anuj Kumar, learned counsel for the State.

In view of the stand taken by the respondent nos. 7 to 9 in the counter affidavit regarding maintainability of the writ petition against private individuals, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present application with liberty to the petitioner to seek other remedies available in law including under the Bihar Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2002.

Leave is granted.

The application is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) ( Dr. Anshuman, J) rohit/- U