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Mukesh Kumar Raja vs State Of Bihar And Ors

Patna High Court · Decided on 27 May 2021 · Citation: (2021) 05 PAT CK 0099

HON’BLE JUDGES
Sanjay Karol, CJ · S. Kumar, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 420 · Bihar Prohibition And Excise Act, 2016 — Section 30(a)
RESULT
Disposed Of
CASE NUMBER
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5947 Of 2021
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Judgment

14 paragraphs · 240 words

Heard the parties.

Petitioner has prayed for following relief(s):-

“That this instant writ application is being filed for set aside this order dated 18.12.2020 passed by the Excise Commissioner, respondent no. 1 in

Excise Appeal Case No. 125 of 2020 who rejected the Excise Appeal of the petitioner and affirmed the order dated 05.09.2020 passed by the

respondent Collector- cum-District Magistrate, Supaul passed in Excise Case No. 457/2018 and not to release the vehicle four wheeler Mahindra

Scorpio bearing Registration No. BR11Y3157 Engine No. TDG4E80136, Chassis No. MA1TA2TDKG2E46100 which was seized by police in

connection with Ratanpura P.S. Case No. 65 of 2018 for the offence punishable under Section 420 of I.P.C. and 30(a) of Bihar Excise and Prohibition

Act 2016 and further pray for grant of any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is found entitled.

Petitioner has approached this Court without availing the statutory remedy of revision against the impugned appellate order, as such, liberty is granted

to petitioner to file revision against the appellate order before the Revisional Authority and if any such Revision is filed within 8 weeks, then Revisional

Authority shall condone the delay in filing the revision petition and shall decide the revision petition preferably within 8 weeks from the date of its filing

on its own merit.

During pendency of revision petition, confiscated property shall not be auction sold, if not already auction sold.

With aforesaid liberty, the writ petition is disposed of.