Saroj Kumari @ Saroja Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2029 of 2018 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5608 of 2018 ====================================================== Saroj Kumari @ Saroja Devi W/o Late Banshidhar Rai @ Bansidhar Rai, R/o Village- Lalman Ke Dera Kathatar, P.S.- Rajpur, District- Buxar (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate, Buxar (Bihar).

3. The Superintendent of Police, Buxar (Bihar).

4. The District Supply Officer, Buxar (Bihar).

5. The S.H.O. Murar P.S., District- Buxar (Bihar). ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Usha Rai, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha - GA-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-07-2018 This appeal has been filed for modification of an order passed. It is stated that instead of permitting release of vehicle on bank guarantee, petitioner be permitted to furnish any other security. It has been consistent view of this Court in thousands of cases that where commercial quantity of liquor is seized, the vehicle is released only on bank guarantee and consistently in all such cases, this Court has been issuing such order. We see no reason to make any deviation in the present

Patna High Court MJC No.2029 of 2018(2) dt.06-07-2018 2/2 case when the quantity of liquor seized is more than 200 liters. Accordingly, finding no case for modification, the application stands dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Sunil/- U