Shokhendra Kumar Singh @ Sokendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Registration, Excise And Prohibit

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1566 of 2018 ====================================================== Shokhendra Kumar Singh @ Sokendra Kumar Singh, S/o Ram Naresh Singh resident of Village - Madhubana, P.S. Hariharganj, Pipra, District Palamu (Jharkhand).

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Registration, Excise and Prohibition, Government of Bihar.

2. The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Collector-cum-The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Saran, Aurangabad. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha (Ga1) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 25-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.

Petitioner has prayed for release of the vehicle Scorpio bearing Reg. No.BR26PA-0679, which has been seized by the police in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No.49 of 2018, District-Aurangabad for the offence under Section 58 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. It is alleged that 400 liters of illicit liquor have been recovered from the vehicle in question. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide by the terms and conditions which may be imposed by this Court for provisional release of the

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.1566 of 2018 (2) dt.25-07-2018 vehicle in question.

In view of the views expressed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court, considering the quantity of the illicit liquor being 400 liters, this Court would direct release of the vehicle in question on furnishing two sureties along with a bank guarantee for the value of the vehicle in question as indicated in the insurance document. Apart from the above, the petitioner shall be obliged to submit an undertaking before the District Magistrate, Nabinagar that during the pendency of the confiscation proceeding he would not deal with the vehicle in question and shall not create any kind of encumbrance whatsoever and no third party right or interest shall be created. He would also undertake to produce the vehicle in question as and when required by the authority concerned.

The application stands disposed of.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U T