Md. Zafar Alam @ Zafar Alam @ Md. Jafar Alam v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1289 of 2018 ====================================================== Md. Zafar Alam @ Zafar Alam @ Md. Jafar Alam Son of Hasmuddin Ansari Resident of Village-Isri Bazar, Police Station-Nimiyaghat, District-Giridih, State-Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise & Prohibition Department, Governmment of BIhar, Patna.
2. The District Magistrate-cum-Confiscation Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram
3. The Superintendent of Police, Rohtas at Sasaram
4. The Station House Officer, Sasaram (M) Police Station, District-Rohtas at Sasaram.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :
Mr. KUMAR MANISH -SC5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 24-01-2018 This writ petition has been filed for release of a vehicle (Truck) bearing Registration No. BR- 02P-9998, which has been seized in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 214 of 2017 due to violation of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case, vehicles have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we see no reason to make a deviation in the present case.
Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending
Patna High Court CWJC No.1289 of 2018(2) dt.24-01-2018 2/2 finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case, the aforesaid vehicle in question shall be released to the petitioner on his furnishing the bank guarantee to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram within a period of one week from the date of his furnishing the bank guarantee and further undertaking to produce the vehicle as and when directed by the authority concerned and not to alienate or deal with the vehicle in question during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case so as to cause adverse effect or prejudice to the State Government. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed of.
(Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Sunil/- U