Ramchandra Chaudhary @ Bedami v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3009 of 2018 ====================================================== Ramchandra Chaudhary @ Bedami, son of Late Gagandeo Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Adauri, P.S, Purnahiya, District - Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Sheohar, District - Sheohar. 3.

The Superintendent of Police, Sheohar, District - Sheohar. 4.

The Excise Superintendent, Sheohar, District - Sheohar. 5.

The Station Head Officer, Purnahiya Police Station, District - Sheohar. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondents :

Mr. Anil Kr.Sinha-GA-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 21-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The petitioner prays for setting aside the order dated 28.11.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Sheohar in Confiscation Case No. 72 of 2019 whereby the residential house of the petitioner bearing Chak No. 06, Khesra No. 15 measuring an area 12 decimals situated in Village - Adauri, P.S. Purnahiya, District Sheohar has been confiscated/sealed and further direction to the respondents to unseal and hand over the possession of the residential house to the petitioner sealed in

Patna High Court CWJC No. 3009 of 2018(3) dt.21-01-2020 2/3 connection with Purnahiya P. S. Case No. 12 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 33, 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner invites our attention to the order dated 18th January, 2020 passed in CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. and prays for disposal in terms thereof. As such, as prayed for, on mutually agreed terms, we dispose of the present petition in terms of the order dated 18th January, 2020 passed in CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. making the terms contained therein, applicable mutatis mutandis, insofar as applicable, also to the instant petition. The terms of the said order shall be deemed to have been incorporated and read as a part and parcel of the present order. It shall be obligatory on the part of the instant parties to place on record of the authorities under the provision of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, a copy of not only the order passed in the instant petition, but also that of CWJC No. 3245 of 2017 titled as Manish Kumar Chaudhary Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. which can be conveniently downloaded from the internet.

Patna High Court CWJC No. 3009 of 2018(3) dt.21-01-2020 3/3 No order as to costs.

Petition stands disposed off in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Rajeev Kumar/- U