Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2533 of 2026 ====================================================== Raju Singh Son of Late Baliram Singh @ Rambali Ram, Resident of VillageBhadeja, P.S.-Muffasil, District-Gayaji. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The District Mining Officer, Gaya.
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The Mining Inspector, District Mining Office, Gaya. 4.
The Officer in Charge of Muffasil Police Station, District-Gaya. 5.
The Investigation Officer, Muffasil Police Station, District-Gaya in Muffasil P.S. Case No. 947 of 2024.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5462 of 2026 ====================================================== Santosh Singh Son of Late Vinod Singh, Resident of Mohalla-Devi Asthan, Siddharth Puri Colony, Manpur, Buniyadganj, P.S.-Muffasil, District-Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The District Mining Officer, Gaya.
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The Mining Inspector, District Mining Office, Gaya. 4.
The Officer in-charge of Muffasil, Police Station, District-Gaya. 5.
The Investigation Officer, Muffasil Police Station, District-Gaya in Muffasil P.S. Case No. 947 of 2024.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2533 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Priya Ranjan, Adv.
For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Dhurjit Kr. Pd., Government Pleader (14) For the Mines Dept Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Spl. P.P.
Ms. Shuruti Singh, Adv.
(In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5462 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Government Pleader (26) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
Patna High Court CWJC No.2533 of 2026(4) dt.29-07-2026 2/3 ORAL ORDER 29-07-2026 Mr. Naresh Dikshit, learned Special Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that though the petitioner appears to have deposited the challan amount with the Bank, the copy of the same has not been forwarded to the authorities so as to enable them to release the vehicle bearing Registration No. BR02GC-2166 along with Trailer bearing Registration No. BR02GC-3350 (in CWJC No. 2533 of 2026) and the vehicle bearing Registration No. BR01GF-3946 along with Trailer bearing Registration No. BR02GB-6366 (in CWJC No. 5462 of 2026). Learned counsel submits that in case the petitioner produce the challans paid before the Respondent No. 2, i.,e, the District Mining Officer, Gaya, the vehicle will be released immediately.
2. Having regard to the above made submission, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to produce the challans evidencing the payment of the penalty before the Respondent No. 2, i.,e, the District Mining Officer, Gaya, before the Respondent No. 2 within a week from today. On such production, the Respondent No. 2, i.,e, the District Mining Officer, Gaya, shall release the vehicle bearing Registration No. BR02GC-2166 along with Trailer bearing Registration No. BR02GC-3350 (in CWJC No. 2533 of 2026)
Patna High Court CWJC No.2533 of 2026(4) dt.29-07-2026 3/3 and the vehicle bearing Registration No. BR01GF-3946 along with Trailer bearing Registration No. BR02GB-6366 (in CWJC No. 5462 of 2026).
3. It is needless to mention that the petitioner shall undertake not to alienate the vehicle or create any third party interest and will produce the vehicle before the authority as and when required.
4. With the above direction, both the writ petitions stand disposed of.
(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Bhardwaj/- U