Govind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar Represented Through The Principal Secretary-Cum-Commissioner, Department Of Exci

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2947 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2018 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== Govind Kumar S/o Shashipal Choudhary, Resident of Tatwa Toili, Ward No. 8, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar Represented Through The Principal Secretary-cumcommissioner, Department Of Exci 2.

The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Patna.

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The Superintendent of Police, Patna.

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The Superintendent of Excise, Patna.

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The Officer in Charge, Mokama Police Station, District- Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gouranga Chatterjee For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Manish Sc5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2019 This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to release Scorpio Car bearing Registration No. BR-21-P-1804, which has been seized in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 112 of 2018 registered under Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act and 38 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Realizing that confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the present application with liberty to file a civil writ application

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.2947 of 2018(2) dt.09-04-2019 2/2 before this Court in the same subject matter. Leave is granted. The application is disposed of. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) pradeep/sneha U T