Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar, Through Te Principal Secretary, Dept. Of Forest And Environment, Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.824 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Rohtas ====================================================== RANJEET KUMAR S/o Surendra Prasad Singh R/o Mohalla- Jag Jiwan Seva Ashram, P.S.- Sasaram (T), District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar, through te Principal Secretary, Dept. of Forest and Environment, Bihar, Patna Bihar 2.

The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram Bihar 3.

The Divisional Forest officer cum Authorized officer, Rohtas Forest Division, Sasaram, District- Rohtas, Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Pratik Kumar, AC to GA-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 13-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for provisional release of truck bearing registration No. BR24G7387 which has been seized in connection with Forest Case No. 08 of 2021 lodged under Sections 33, 41 and 42 of the Forest Act.

A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondentState stating therein that the vehicle in question was liable to be confiscated and the Confiscating Authority has passed the final order in Confiscation Case No. 16/2021(B) (State of Bihar Vs. Ranjit Kumar) on 13.08.2021.

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.824 of 2021(3) dt.13-07-2023 2/2 In view of the aforesaid submission, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ application with liberty to prefer an appeal against the order dated 13.08.2021 passed in Confiscation Case No. 16/2021(B) before the Appellate Authority.

Permission is granted.

Accordingly this writ application is dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.

It is made clear that if any appeal is filed by the petitioner within 15 days along with condonation of delay petition, the Appellate Authority shall consider the same in accordance with law.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) S.Ali/- U T