Dinanath Manjhi @ Dinanath Paswan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12760 of 2018 ====================================================== Dinanath Manjhi @ Dinanath Paswan, son of Rameshwar Manjhi @ Bhoda Manjhi, resident of Village- Meera Musahari, Police Station- Chapra Mufassil, District- Saran at Chapra.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Prohibition Excise & Registration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Prohibition Excise & Registration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Saran at Chapra.

5. The Officer-in-charge, Chapra Mufassil, Saran at Chapra. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satya Prakash, 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) 09-07-2018 This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to unseal and release the sealed house of the petitioner, which have been sealed in connection with Chapra Mufassil P. S. Case No. 302 of 2016 due to violation of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is common ground that in various cases, identical in nature, pending initiation/finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case, properties have been directed to be released by this Court on various conditions and we see no reason to make a deviation in the present case. Keeping in view the aforesaid, it is directed that pending

Patna High Court CWJC No.12760 of 2018(2) dt.09-07-2018 2/2 initiation/finalization of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case, the house of the petitioner in question shall be released to the petitioner on his depositing original title deed of the house in question with the District Magistrate and furnishing two local sureties to the satisfaction of District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, and further undertaking be given that he shall not alienate or create third party interest or deal with the properties in question in any manner during the pendency of the confiscation proceedings and criminal case so as to cause adverse effect or prejudice to the rights of the State Government.

The house of the petitioner shall be released/ unsealed within one week from the date of furnishing the original title deed of the house in question and two local sureties to the satisfaction of the District Magistrate.

With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed of.

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