Munilal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14265 of 2017 ====================================================== Munilal Kumar Son of Kedar Yadav, Resident of Village- Masaundha Bhaluwa, P.S.- Mohanpur, District- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Excise Department, New Secretariat, Patna, Bihar.

2.

The Collector, Gaya.

3.

The S.P. Gaya.

4.

The ASI Barachatti Mohanpur P.S. District- Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Anand, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar-SC-11 ====================================================== 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 17.08.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Gaya in Excise Confiscation Case No. 59 of 2017 whereby vehicle, namely, Motorcycle bearing Registration No. JH 02AP 2465 has been confiscated and further direction to the respondents to release the vehicle seized in connection with (Barachatti) Mohanpur P. S. Case No. 147 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 47 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.14265 of 2017(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) Rajeev Kumar/- U