Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Excise, Government Of Bihar, Patn
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3043 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-517 Year-2018 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Son of Ram Avtar Prasad, resident of Room No. 6, Block 7, Sector-7, M.I.G. Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Near Agamkuan Thana, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Excise, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The Director General of Police, Department of Police, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The Inspector General of Police, Patna Division, Patna. 4.
The District Magistrate, Patna, District - Patna. 5.
The Superintendent of Police, Patna, District- Patna. 6.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alamganj Police Station, DistrictPatna. 7.
The Police Inspector-cum-Station House Officer, Police Station- Alamganj, District- Patna.
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The Investigation Officer of Alamganj P.S. Case No. 517/18 Dated 11.9.18. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bindeshwar Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Vivek Prasad GP-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-04-2019 This writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for release of vehicle (Tempu) Auto Piaggio Ape bearing Registration No. BR 01PD 7912, which has been seized in connection with Alamganj P. S. Case No. 517 of 2018 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding,
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3043 of 2018(2) dt.24-04-2019 2/2 learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for the release of vehicle (Tempu) Auto Piaggio Ape bearing Registration No. BR 01PD 7912, which has been seized in connection with Alamganj P. S. Case No. 517 of 2018.
Leave is granted.
The writ petition is disposed of.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) kanchan/- U