Laxman Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar Through The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.264 of 2018 Arising out of Bathnaha P.S. Case No.63 of 2016, District-Sitamarhi ====================================================== Laxman Bhagat, Son of late Ram Snehi Bhagat, Resident of VillageLachhua, P.S.-Bathnaha, District-Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi,

2. The S. P. Sitamarhi.

3. The Excise Superintendent, Sitamarhi

4. The Officer-in-Charge, Sitamarhi Police Station, District Sitamarhi. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hans Lal Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad (GP 7) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 30-03-2018 As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to convert this criminal writ application in a civil writ application within a period of one week from today. Since the matter relates to shop and dwelling house of the petitioner, by way of an interim order, it is directed that in case the shop and house in question have not been auction sold, the same shall not be auction sold for a period of two weeks from today.

The interim order shall continue only for two weeks whereunder the petitioner shall convert the writ application, failing which the interim order shall stand vacated.

Let a copy of this order be communicated to the

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.264 of 2018 (2) dt.30-03-2018 District Magistrate, Sitamarhi through Fax.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U