Baidyanath Sharma v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Deparmtment Of Excise, Government Of Bihar, Pat

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3099 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2016 Thana- SIKTI District- Araria ====================================================== Baidyanath Sharma son of Bhola Mistri, resident of Village- Sikty, Police Station- Sikty, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Deparmtment Of Excise, Government Of Bihar, Pat 2.

The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Araria.

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The Superintendent of Police, Araria.

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The Superintendent of Excise, Araria.

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The S.H.O. Sikty Police Station, District- Araria. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Sinha Ga-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2019 This application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to release Bajaj Platina motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR38J-2554, Chasis No. MD2A18AZ4EPH45309 and Engine No. DZZPEH24810, which has been seized in connection with Sikty P.S. Case No. 119 of 2016 registered under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Realizing the confiscation is a civil proceeding,

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3099 of 2018(2) dt.16-04-2019 2/2 learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the present application with liberty to file a civil writ application before this Court in the same subject matter. Leave is granted. The application is disposed of. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) pradeep/- U T