Patna High CourtCWJC/13361/2019disposed

Sanjay Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

2020-01-21The Chief Justice -,Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13361 of 2019 ====================================================== Sanjay Pandey, S/o Ganesh Pandey, R/o Village-Silauja, P.S.-Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home Bihar, Old Secretariat Patna

3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Excise, Bihar Old Secretariat, Patna-1

4. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Gaya

5. The Superintendent of Police, Gaya

6. The Excise Superintendent, Gaya ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr.Vivek Prasad (GP7) ====================================================== 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 release of the Atul Jim Pemium Gem Tempo bearing Registration No. BR-02PA6557, seized in connection with Excise Case No. 120/2019, registered for the offence under Sections 30(a) and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition & 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.

Patna High Court CWJC No.13361 of 2019(3) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 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) P.K.P./- U