Ritesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar Throurgh The Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise And Prohibition Departmen

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2901 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-349 Year-2018 Thana- PATRAKARNAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Son of Dr. Upendra Prasad Singh, resident of village-Nai Pokhar, Rajgir, Police Station- Rajgir, District- Nalanda. At present residing at West Anandpuri, House No.11, P.S.- S.K. Puri, Boring Road, Patna-01 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna 3.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna 4.

The Excise Superintendent, Patna 5.

The Officer in Charge, Patrakar Nagar Police Station, Distt.-Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar, No-2, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vikash Kumar SC-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2019 This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondent authorities to release of the Motorcycle (Pulsar 220 SF) bearing registration no.BR-01CQ-4964 which has illegally been seized in connection with Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No.349 of 2018 arising out of Special Case No.6167 of 2018 registered under Sections 33(a)(b), 38 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Realizing that the confiscation is a civil proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.2901 of 2018(2) dt.24-06-2019 2/2 present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for release of the Motorcycle (Pulsar 220 SF) bearing registration no.BR-01CQ-4964 seized in connection with Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No.349 of 2018 arising out of Special Case No.6167 of 2018.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md. S/- U T