Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna A

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3054 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-375 Year-2018 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Munni Devi, wife of Wakil Thakur, resident of village-Batrauliya, P.O.- Bakhra, P.S.-Saraiya, District-Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate, District-Muzaffarpur.

3. The Superintendent of Police, District-Muzaffarpur.

4. The Officer-in-Charge of Saraiya P.S. District-Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Yugal Kishore, Advocate For the Respondents-State:

Mr. Kumar Manish, SC-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2019 This application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the Bolero vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-06P-4108, which has been seized in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No.375 of 2018 registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 38 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding, 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 Bolero vehicle bearing

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3054 of 2018(2) dt.07-08-2019 2/2 Registration No. BR-06P-4108 seized in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 375 of 2018.

Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T