Sonu Kumar Chaurasiya v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12217 of 2016 ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Chaurasiya S/o Kalika Chaurasiya R/o village - Chilahari, P.S. Dumrav, District - Buxar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary Forest Department Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Chief Conservator of Forest Bihar, Patna

3. The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram

4. The Authorized officer Cum Divisional Forest officer, Rohtas, Sasaram

5. The District Forest officer, Rohtas, Sasaram

6. The Range officer Sasaram Forest Area at Sasaram

7. The Forestor Tilauthu cum Darigaon, Forest Circle District Rohtas .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Shankar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, A.C. to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 20-08-2016 Heard the parties.

The grievance of the petitioner is that his vehicle bearing Registration No. UP60H/8559 has been seized in Confiscation Case No. 136 of 2016 arising from Forest Case No. 54 of 2016. It is also submitted that a release petition filed on 29.6.2016 seeking provisional release of the vehicle is pending disposal in the confiscation case.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of relief prayed, I deem it fit and proper to dispose of the matter with a direction to the Authorized Officer-

Patna High Court CWJC No.12217 of 2016 (2) dt.20-08-2016 cum-Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram to consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner seeking provisional release of the seized vehicle in question in accordance with law and after hearing the parties and bearing in mind the law settled by this Court on provisional release, expeditiously and preferably within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order (Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U