Jageshwar Prasad Yadav And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23997 of 2013 ======================================================

1. Jageshwar Prasad Yadav Son Of Late Khushi Lal Yadav Resident Of Village- Manik Chand Chakla, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Supaul

2. Girish Gupta Son Of Late Ram Bhaju Prasad Gupta Resident Of VillageSaurajan, P.S.- Pratapganj, District- Supaul .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar

2. The Circle Officer Pratapganj, District- Supaul

3. The Circle Inspector, Pratapganj, District- Supaul

4. The S.H.O. Raghopur Police Station, District- Supaul

5. The Divisional Forest Officer Cum Authorized Officer, Saharsa

6. The S.D.J.M., Birpur, Supaul

7. The Forest Officer, Birpur, Supaul

8. The Divisional Forest Officer, Purnea .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Ravi Shankar For the Respondent/s :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned AC to GP No. 8.

The petitioners, invoking writ jurisdiction of this court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, have prayed for directing the authority concerned for release of their tractor and trailer which were seized in connection with a forest case. In this case a counter affidavit has been filed, wherein it has been indicated that after the seizure of the vehicles, which were involved in commission of offences under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 same was finally confiscated on 19.4.2002 itself.

Patna High Court CWJC No.23997 of 2013 (3) dt.07-08-2015 2/2 Though, the confiscation order was passed in the year 2002, the petitioners have approached this court in the year 2013. I do not find any ground to pass any positive order. The writ petition stands dismissed.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) Praful/- U