Navbharat Fertilizers Ltd. Srinivas Rao Nadigam v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19108 of 2017 ====================================================== Navbharat Fertilizers Ltd. Srinivas Rao Nadigam, 2nd Floor, Sumitra Complex, Khagaul Road, Fulwarisharif, P.S. Fulwarisharif, District-Patna through its Godown Incharge Sri Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan S/o Sri Sahdeo Das.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Excise Commissioner, New Secretariat, Patna Bihar.

2.

The District Magistrate, Gaya.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar Sinha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vikash Kumar -Sc11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 21-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The petitioner prays for release the Tata 407 bearing Registration No. BR-01 GA-8586, which has been seized in connection with Confiscation Case No. 243 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner invites our attention to the order dated 18th January, 2020 passed in CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. and prays for disposal in terms thereof.

Patna High Court CWJC No.19108 of 2017(4) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 As such, as prayed for, on mutually agreed terms, we dispose of the present petition in terms of the order dated 18th January, 2020 passed in CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. making the terms contained therein, applicable mutatis mutandis, insofar as applicable, also to the instant petition. The terms of the said order shall be deemed to have been incorporated and read as a part and parcel of the present order. It shall be obligatory on the part of the instant parties to place on record of the authorities under the provision of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, a copy of not only the order passed in the instant petition, but also that of CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. which can be conveniently downloaded from the internet.

No order as to costs.

Petition stands disposed off in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) mdrashid/- U