Pintoo Chauhan @ Pintu v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15104 of 2017 ====================================================== Pintoo Chauhan @ Pintu Son of Late Shivkaran Chauhan Resident of village - Salempur, P.S. - Sakaldiha, District - Chandauli U.P. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through Secretary of the Home Department, Bihar at Patna.

2.

The Collector cum District Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua. 3.

The Superintendent of Police, Kaimur at Bhabua. 4.

The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Bhabua, District - Kaimur at Bhabua. 5.

The Officer-in-charge of Police Station, Durgawati, District - Kaimur at Bhabua.

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The Excise Officer, District - Kaimur at Bhabua. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Pandey, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar-SC-11 ====================================================== 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 setting aside the order dated 13.01.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in Confiscation Case No. 139 of 2016-17 whereby vehicle, namely, Motorcycle bearing Chasis No. 6253F42GIH 77764 and Engine No. FF4GHI465451 has been confiscated and further direction to the respondents to release the vehicle seized in connection with Confiscation Case No. 139 of 2016-17 for the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15104 of 2017(4) dt.21-01-2020 2/3 offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 37(b) 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. 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.

Patna High Court CWJC No.15104 of 2017(4) dt.21-01-2020 3/3 Petition stands disposed off in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Rajeev Kumar/- U