Petitioner sought release of motorcycle seized for drunken driving under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Court granted release without surety as nothing was recovered from the vehicle.
Release of motorcycle within a week on furnishing production of ownership documents and registration certificate
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17059 of 2018
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Sanjay Prasad Yadav Son of Late Shiv Nath Yadav, resident of VillageBirbinwa, P.S. District- Gopalganj.
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... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhramveer For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar -SC11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN)
Date : 04-02-2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
The petitioner prays for provisional release of his motorcycle bearing registration No. BR-28Q-4147, Chassis No. MBLHA10CGGHH32012, which has been seized in connection with Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No. 427 of 2017 for the offences punishable under sections 30(a), 41(1), 37(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
The allegation against the petitioner is of drunken driving and in such condition, the vehicle has been seized. Undisputedly, there is no recovery from the vehicle as it is also confirmed from the seizure list.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking note of the legal positions settled by this Court in the case
Patna High Court CWJC No.17059 of 2018 dt.04-02-2019 2/2
of Diwakar Kumar Singh Vs. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Excise Department & Ors. reported in 2018 (3) PLJR 403 , we direct for release of the vehicle in question in favour of the petitioner within a week on furnishing/production of the document showing the ownership of the vehicle and registration certificate in the name of the petitioner supporting the claim of the petitioner before the Officer-in-Charge, Gopalganj Town Police Station, Gopalganj as because neither the F.I.R. nor the seizure list reflects any reason for proceeding to be continued against the vehicle in question.
Since nothing has been recovered from the vehicle, there is no question of submission of any surety bond in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court. So far as petitioner is concerned, the confiscation proceeding itself is a futile exercise because there is no recovery.
With this observations/directions above, this writ petition is allowed.
(Jyoti Saran, J)
( Arvind Srivastava, J)
Shailendra/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the motorcycle seized for drunken driving offences can be released when no contraband was recovered from it.
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Diwakar Kumar Singh Vs. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Excise Department & Ors.Followed¶17
Diwakar Kumar Singh Vs. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Excise Department & Ors. reported in 2018 (3) PLJR 403
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sanjay Prasad Yadav
The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Excise & Prohibition, Government of Bihar
The District Magistrate, Gopalganj
The Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj
Jyoti Saran
Arvind Srivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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