Shailendra Prasad v. The State Of Bihar Represented Through Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Bihar,Old Secretariat Building

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1235 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2016 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== SHAILENDRA PRASAD S/o Indra Deo Prasad Resident of North Mainpura, P.S.- Krishnapuri, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State of Bihar represented through Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Bihar,Old Secretariat Building Patna.

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District Magistrate, Patna Collectoriate Compound, Patna. Patna. 3.

Special Rationing Officer, Patna, Collectoriate Compound, Patna. Patna. 4.

Rationing Supply Officer, Rationing Department, Patna, Collectoriate Compound, Patna. Patna.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Tilak Sao, Advocate For the Respondent-State:

Mr.Arvind Ujjwal, SC-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 27-08-2019 In view of the availability of an equally efficacious statutory remedy of appeal against the order impugned passed by the Collector in a confiscation case under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, I am not inclined to entertain this application preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for the release of food grains seized in connection with Digha P. S. Case No.34 of 2016 registered inter alia under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Patna High Court CR. WJC No. 1235 of 2019 dt.27-08-2019 2/2 2.

The application is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail of the statutory appeal. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) kanchan/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 28.08.2019 Transmission Date 28.08.2019