Subhas Thakur v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2641 of 2018 ====================================================== Subhas Thakur, Son of Genalal Thakur, Resident of Village- Babhnauli, P.S.- Govindganj, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Excise and Prohibition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari. 3.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari. 4.

The Officer-in-Charge of Govindganj Police Station, Motihari. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Respondents :

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 24.11.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Motihari in Confiscation (Excise) Case No. 667 of 2017 whereby vehicle, namely, Motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR 22C 5073 has been confiscated and further direction to the respondents to release the vehicle seized in connection with Govindganj P. S. Case No. 110 of 2017 registered 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

Patna High Court CWJC No. 2641 of 2018(3) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 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.

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