Sanjay Sao v. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Patna And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.618 of 2015 ====================================================== Sanjay Sao, son of Niranjan Sao, resident of Mohalla- Post office Road No. 1,P.S.-Kotwali, District Patna.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Collector, Patna

2. The Marketing Officer, Rationing Patna.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N. K.Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. M.K.Sinha, SC-1 Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, A.C. to S.C.I ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

By way of the present application preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a direction to be issued to the respondents to release the auto-rickshaw bearing registration No. BR-0I GB/1407 in favour of the petitioner which has been seized in connection with Digha P.S.Case No. 148 of 2014 registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.618 of 2015 (2) dt.15-01-2016 2/2 In view of the availability of an equally efficacious statutory remedy to the petitioner, I am not inclined to entertain this writ application. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) ajaypd./- U T