Mantu Prasad Sah v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.538 of 2018 ====================================================== Mantu Prasad Sah Son of Late Jwala Prasad Sah, Resident of Mohalla- Near District Court, Upper Sikki, A/B, P.S.- Gangtoka, District- East Sikkim, StateSikkim. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The Divisional Commissioner, Excise Department, Patna Division, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, Buxar.

4.

The Superintendent of Police, Buxar.

5.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Dumraon, Buxar.

6.

The Officer-In-Charge, Sikraul, Buxar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Manish-SC-5 ====================================================== 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 release the Tata Indica Car bearing Registration No. SK-01 PA-0535, which has been seized in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case No. 20 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) 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

Patna High Court CWJC No.538 of 2018(4) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 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.

No order as to costs.

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