Kamlesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Excise, Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2284 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2017 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Kamlesh Kumar son of Khakhnu Mahto Resident of Mohalla - Karhatia Buzurg, P.S. - Karhatia Buzurg, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. District Magistrate, Begusarai.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Begusarai.

4. SHO, Bachwada P.S.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Manish(Sc-5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 09-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.

Petitioner has prayed for release of the vehicle Bolero bearing registration no. BR31Q-0414 which has been seized by the police in connection with Bachwara P. S. Case No. 12 of 2017 for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is alleged that 133.2 liters of illicit liquor have been recovered from the vehicle in question.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide by the terms and conditions which may be imposed by this Court for provisional

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.2284 of 2018(2) dt.09-10-2018 2/3 release of the vehicle in question. It is further submitted that no confiscation proceeding has yet been initiated. In view of the views expressed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court, considering the quantity of the illicit liquor being more than 30 liters, pending initiation/finalization of confiscation proceeding, this Court would direct release of the vehicle in question on furnishing two sureties along with a bank guarantee for the value of the vehicle in question as indicated in the insurance document to the satisfaction of the court below.

Apart from the above, the petitioner shall be obliged to submit an undertaking before the court below that during the pendency of the confiscation proceeding he would not deal with the vehicle in question and shall not create any kind of encumbrance whatsoever and no third party right or interest shall be created. He would also undertake to produce the vehicle in question as and when required by the authority concerned and further that the vehicle is not involved in offence of similar nature in past and shall not be involved in any offence of like nature in future. Let the vehicle be released within a week after submission of the two sureties along with the Bank Guarantee and the undertakings as indicated above.

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.2284 of 2018(2) dt.09-10-2018 3/3 The application stands disposed off.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) avin/- U T