Shambhu Nath Jha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1703 of 2017 ====================================================== Shambhu Nath Jha aged about 35 Years, S/o Sri Amernath Jha , R/o village - Jarisau, P.S. - Bahera, District - Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise & Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise & Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Darbhanga, District - Darbhanga (Bihar). 4.

Superintendent of Excise, Darbhanga, District - Darbhanga (Bihar). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Shama Sinha For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Akash Chaturvedi, AC to SC-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 27-02-2020 Heard Mrs. Shama Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Akash Chaturvedi, learned AC to SC -11. The present writ application has been filed for release of Tata 407 truck bearing Registration no. BR-07G5242, which has been seized in connection with Excise G.O. Case No. 14 of 2016, T.R. No. 428 of 2016, registered for the offence punishable under Section 47 (A) of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ application has become infructuous as the truck in

Patna High Court CWJC No.1703 of 2017(5) dt.27-02-2020 2/2 question has already been released since the case was registered under the old Act.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) ( Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U