Anup Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12315 of 2016 ====================================================== Anup Kumar Gupta son of Kanhai Prasad resident of Village-Purvi Mohan Bigha, P.S. - Dehri, District-Rohtas at Sasaram. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram.

4. The Forest Range Officer, Tilauthu, Rohtas at Sasaram. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vipin Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raghwanand, GA-11 ====================================================== 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. UP65AR/7471 has been seized in Confiscation Case No. 139 of 2016(A) arising from Forest Case No. 61 of 2016. It is also submitted that a release petition filed on 04.7.2016 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 Officercum-Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram to consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner seeking

Patna High Court CWJC No.12315 of 2016 (2) dt.20-08-2016 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