Jitendra Chaudhari @ Jitendra Kumar Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4483 of 2018 ====================================================== Jitendra Chaudhari @ Jitendra Kumar Chaudhari, son of Chandradip Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Barbatta, P.S. Sonepur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Excise Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The District Magistrate, Chhapra

3. The Station House Officer, Sonepur, District- Chapra ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nachiketa Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Manish- SC5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 13-03-2018 This writ petition has been filed for unsealing the house of the petitioner and handing over possession of the same to the petitioner in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 109/2018 which has been registered due to violation of the Excise Act. The prayer made in the writ petition is to unseal the house in question and hand over possession of the same to the petitioner during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case.

It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings vehicles/properties have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we see no reason to make a

Patna High Court CWJC No.4483 of 2018 dt.13-03-2018 2/2 deviation in the present case.

Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings and aforesaid criminal case, the aforesaid house of the petitioner shall be unsealed and possession handed over to the petitioner on his furnishing two sureties to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Chapra and further undertaking not to alienate or deal with the house in question or create a third party interest during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case or prejudice the right of the State in confiscation proceeding. The aforesaid house in question shall be unsealed and possession handed over to the petitioner within one week from the date of furnishing the sureties.

With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) P.K.P./- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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