Md. Nausad @ Md. Nosad v. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Development of Registration

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Development of Registration and Excise, Bihar, Patna. The District Magistrate, Banka. The Superintendent of Police, Banka. The Sub Divisional Officer, Banka That Station House Officer, Suiya Police Station, District-Banka. ... ... Respondent/s : :

None Mr. Anwar Karim, AC to GP-10 ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI) Date : 22-08-2024 None appears for the petitioner.

In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “(i) For quashing the order dated

17.11.2023 passed in Confiscation (Excise Prohibition) Case No. 03/2023-24 (State Versus Md. Nausad) passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Banka whereby and whereunder Mahendra Pickup vehicle of the petitioner bearing Registration No. BR-01GL-7929, Engine No. TNN1J95779 and Patna High Court CWJC No.11907 of 2024 dt.22-08-2024 Chassis no. MA1ZN2TNKN1J85014 seized in connection with Suiya P.S. Case No. 25 of 2023 confiscated and ordered to be auctioned. (ii) For commanding the respondent authorities to release the Mahendra Pick up vehicle bearing Registration No. BR-01GL-7929, Engine No. TNN1J95779 and Chassis no. MA1ZN2TNKN1J85014 in favour of the petitioner who is the owner of the vehicle in question and said vehicle was seized in pursuance to Suiya P.S. Case No. 25 of 2023 dated 25.02.2023 registered for offences under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. In this way vehicle in question has been parked in the premises of Suiya Police Station causing decay of vehicle on day to day as the same has been parked in open space without any use and in absence of any state hanger. (iii) Petitioner further seeks indulgent of this Hon’ble Court for which he is entitled in the eyes of law and in the fact and circumstances of the present case.”

2. Petitioner has remedy of filing Appeal against the Confiscation proceedings dated 17.11.2023. If the petitioner files statutory Appeal under Section 92 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the Appellate Authority is hereby directed to decide the same within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of such Appeal. The concerned authority is hereby Patna High Court CWJC No.11907 of 2024 dt.22-08-2024 directed to not to dispose of the subject matter of vehicle in auction till Appeal is decided.

With the above observation, the present petition stands disposed of. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) ( Alok Kumar Pandey, J) manish/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date NAFR NA 23.08.2024 NA