Mritunjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar, Through Principle Secretary Excise Department, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3143 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-516 Year-2018 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Mritunjay Kumar, S/o Nageshwar Singh, R/o Village-Bihat, Zero Mile, P.S.- Barauni, Dist.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

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The Superintendent of Police, Begusarai.

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The Officer In-charge- Barauni (Chakia) Police Station, Begusarai. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, GA-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-06-2019 This application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the Mahindra Scorpio vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-01PB-1018, which has illegally been seized in connection with Barauni (Chakia) P.S. Case No.516 of 2018 under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2016.

Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for the release of Mahindra Scorpio vehicle

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3143 of 2018(2) dt.19-06-2019 2/2 bearing Registration No. BR-01PB-1018 seized in connection with Barauni (Chakia) P.S. Case No. 516 of 2018. Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U