Bikash Kumar Mehta @ Bikas Kr. Mehta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13410 of 2018 ====================================================== Bikash Kumar Mehta @ Bikas Kr. Mehta son of Raghuveer Prasad Mehta resident of village - Kumhadi, Police Station - Kadwa, District - Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Govt. of Bihar.

2. The District Magistrate, Katihar.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Katihar.

4. The Excise Superintendent, Katihar.

5. The Officer In Charge, Kadwa Police Station, Katihar. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nasim Yahya, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad- GP7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 18-07-2018 Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we direct that pending finalization of the criminal case (Kadwa P.S. Case No.192 of 2018), vehicle of the petitioner (Hundai Car bearing Registration No. br11 z- 8801) be released to the petitioner on the petitioner furnishing two sureties to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate, Katihar.

The applicability of Section 56, in the facts and circumstances of the case, shall be considered and decided before

Patna High Court CWJC No.13410 of 2018 (2) dt.18-07-2018 2/2 proceeding with the confiscation proceedings. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) N.H./- U