Balwinder Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.5101 of 2026, Patna High Court, order dated 06-05-2026; Balwinder Singh v. State of Bihar and others; writ for release of vehicle seized in 2020 with around 2232 liters of illicit liquor; Araria P.S. Case No. 557 of 2020 under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016; no application under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021; alternative remedy; writ application disposed of as not entertainable; petitioner convicted, appeal Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 3376 of 2021 pending; Bench: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J (author) and Soni Shrivastava, J; counsel: Ajay Prasad for petitioner, H.S. Goldie for State.
What did the court decide?
There is no averment that the petitioner ever applied for release of the vehicle before the competent authority in terms of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021. ¶¶22