Rohit Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8870 of 2018 In Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.664 of 2018 ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Jha Son of Amarnath Jha, Resident of Village- Jamuar, P.S.- Katra, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The District Magistrate, Cum Collector, Darbhanga. 3.

The Excise Superintendent, Darbhanga.

4.

The S.S.P. Darbhanga.

5.

The Excise Inspector, Darbhanga.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Subhas Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vivek Prasad- Gp7 ====================================================== 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 11.10.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Darbhanga, in Excise Case No. 6 of 2017 whereby vehicle, namely, Bulet Motorcycle Royal Enfiled thunder Biro 0350 bearing Registration No. BR-07w-5527 has been confiscated and further direction to the respondents to release the vehicle seized

Patna High Court CWJC No.8870 of 2018(3) dt.21-01-2020 2/3 in connection with Excise Case No. 6 of 2017 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) and 37(b) 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.8870 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) Ravi/- U