Shyam Agrawal v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16082 of 2017 ====================================================== Shyam Agrawal S/o Late Arun Agrawal, Resident of 246, Pikkauradatturai, Gandhi Nagar, P.S. Kotwali, District-Basti, U.P. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Registration, Excise and Prohibition, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 2.

The District Collector, Gopalganj.

3.

The Superintending of Police, Gopalganj.

4.

The Excise Superintending, Gopalganj.

5.

The Excise Sub-Inspector, Gopalganj.

6.

The Sub-Division Officer, Gopalganj.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Navin Prasad Singh, Adv.

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 setting aside the order dated 25.04.2017 passed by the District Magistrate, Gopalganj in Confiscation (Excise) Case No. 76 of 2016 whereby vehicle, namely, Maruti Swift Dzire VDI bearing Registration No. UP 42AE 7100 has been confiscated and further direction to the respondents to release the vehicle seized in connection with Excise Case No. 244 of 2016 for the offences punishable under Section 47(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

Patna High Court CWJC No.16082 of 2017(4) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 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.

No order as to costs.

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