Ran Bahadur Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14844 of 2018 ====================================================== Ran Bahadur Singh, Son of Dinesh Singh, Resident of Village-Sonbarsa, P.O. Barki Kharari, POlice Station-Kargahar, District-Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of Excise, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Rohtas at Dehri-on-Sone.

4. The District Excise Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram.

5. The S.H.O. Kargahar, Police Station, District-Rohtas. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vivek Prasad - GP 7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 01-08-2018 This writ petition has been filed for release of a vehicle (Scorpio) bearing Registration No. BR-26L-6097, which has been seized in connection with Kargahar P.S. Case No. 210 of 2018 due to violation of the provisions of the Excise Act. It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending finalization of the confiscation/excise/criminal proceedings, vehicles have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we see no reason to make a deviation in the present case. Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending finalization of the confiscation/excise proceedings

Patna High Court CWJC No.14844 of 2018(2) dt.01-08-2018 2/2 and/or criminal case, the vehicle in question shall be released to the petitioner on the petitioner furnishing the bank guarantee to the satisfaction of District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram and further undertaking to produce the vehicle as and when directed by the authority concerned and not to alienate or deal with the vehicle in question during the pendency of the confiscation/excise proceedings and/or criminal case so as to create third party rights or prejudice the rights of the State in the pending proceedings.

The vehicle in question be released within one week from the date of furnishing the bank guarantee. Valuation of the vehicle shall be assessed as per the valuation of the vehicle shown in the insurance papers. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) K.C.Jha/Uma/- U