Arvind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar Through The District Magistrate, Gopalganj And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3270 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-206 Year-2018 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Arvind Kumar, son of Abhe Singh, Resident of Village- House No. 407, Talao, P.S.-Jhajjar, District- Jhajjar Haryana. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Gopalganj. 2.
The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.
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The Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj.
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The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Hathua, District-Gopalganj. 5.
The Officer-in- Charge, Mirganj Police Station, Mirganj, District-Gopalganj. 6.
The Principal Secretary, Department of Excise and Prohibition, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The Superintendent of Excise, Gopalganj.
... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey No.-5, Advocate For the Respondents-State:
Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, GA-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-10-2019 This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing and commanding the respondent authorities to release the Hyundai I-20 Asta car bearing Registration No. HR 99YR Temp.6933, which has been seized in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No.206 of 2018 registered under Sections 272, 273, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
Realizing that the confiscation is a civil
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3270 of 2018(2) dt.22-10-2019 2/2 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 Hyundai I-20 Asta car bearing Registration No. HR 99YR Temp.6933, seized in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 206 of 2018. Leave is granted.
The writ petition is disposed of.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T