Shankar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Excise, Begusarai And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3002 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2018 Thana- CHERIYA BARIYARPUR DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Shankar Mandal, Son of Jageshwar Mandal, resident of Village-Ward No. 8, Akhtawara, Bhattaura, Police Station- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Excise, Begusarai. 2.

The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

3.

The Superintendent of Police, Begusarai.

4.

The Station House Officer, Police Station Cheira Bariyarpur, DistrictBegusarai. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents-State:

Mr. Kumar Manish, SC-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-09-2019 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 Tata Ace vehicle bearing Registration No. WB-19J-4106, which has illegally been seized in connection with Cheria Bariyarpur P.S. Case No.112 of 2018 registered under Section 30(a) 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 present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a civil writ application for the release of Tata Ace vehicle

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.3002 of 2018(3) dt.03-09-2019 2/2 bearing Registration No.WB-19J-4106 seized in connection with Cheria Bariyarpur P.S. Case No. 112 of 2018. Leave is granted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

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