Ramrati Devi v. The State of Bihar through the Dy. Secretary of the Dept of Mines, Patna.
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Keywords: release of seized vehicle; truck seizure; sand/yellow sand transportation; minor ('miner') mineral; MMDR Act Sections 11/56; IPC Sections 379/411/420; compounding of offence; 25 times royalty; District Mines Officer Siwan (and 'Saran' reference at ¶35); alternative remedy; maintainability objection; bank guarantee Rs.5,00,000; undertaking not to alienate; confiscation proceeding cooperation; panchnama; three installments; Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai Vrs. State of Gujarat (2002) 10 SCC 283; General Insurance Council Vrs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2010) 6 SCC 768; vehicle lying under open sky; roadworthiness. One-line: Patna HC disposed Cr. WJC 389/2023 by routing release of the petitioner's seized sand truck (Panchrukhi PS Case 108/2022, Siwan) through compounding at 25 times royalty to be fixed by the District Mines Officer, Siwan, with release conditioned on Rs.5 lakh security, a non-alienation/cooperation undertaking and a panchnama, relying on Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai and General Insurance Council.