Sunil Kumar vs The State Of Bihar on 17 January, 2025

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Patna High Court

Sunil Kumar vs The State Of Bihar on 17 January, 2025

Author: P. B. Bajanthri

Bench: P. B. Bajanthri

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15682 of 2024
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     Sunil Kumar, son of Kamleshwar Yadav, resident of Abadganj, Near Mission
     School, PO-Daltonganj, Medininagar, PS- Daltonganj, District- Palamu
     (Jharkhand).

                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                        Versus

1.   The State of Bihar through the Secretary Prohibition and Excise Department,
     Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2.   The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.
3.   The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.
4.   The Assistant Excise Commissioner, Gaya.
5.   The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Gaya.
6.   The Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya.
7.   The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sherghati, Gaya.
8.   The SHO/Officer in Charge, Dobhi PS, Gaya.

                                               ... ... Respondent/s
     ======================================================
     Appearance :
     For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Madhukar Mishra, Advocate
     For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Sita Ram Yadav, G.P-16
                                    Mr. Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, AC to GP-16
     ======================================================
     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI
                          And
               HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
                     CAV JUDGMENT
         (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH)

     Date : 17-01-2025

                    In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for

      the following relief(s):-

                            i) To set aside the order dated
                    15.02.2024

passed by the learned Assistant
Commissioner of Excise, Gaya in Memo No.
125 dated 01.04.2023 in Excise
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Confiscation Case No. 841/2022, and the
order dated 03.07.2023 passed by the
Excise Commissioner, Patna in Excise
Appeal Case No. 89/2023 in connection with
Dobhi P.S. Case No. 663/22.

(ii) To direct the respondents to release
the seized Mahindra Bolero bearing
Registration No. JH03L-5222, Engine No.
GHF4A55091, Chassis No.
MA1XA2GHKF5A22539, in favour of the
petitioner, which was stolen on 18.02.2022
from the house of the brother in law of the
petitioner and seized by Dobhi, Gaya PS on
30/07/2022.

(iii) To grant any other relief (s) as
deemed appropriate under the law.

2. The relevant facts of the case as emerging

from the record are that petitioner is the owner of

Mahindra Bolero vehicle bearing Chasis no.

MA1XA2GHKF5A22539, Engine no. GHF4A55091 which

was registered with the Transport Department with

Registration No. JH03L-5222. On 18.02.2022. The
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Bolero vehicle of the petitioner was stolen from the

residence of his brother-in-law namely Ankit Kumar. The

petitioner, thereafter registered Nokha P.S. Case No. 47

of 2022 (Annexure-1) under Section 379 of the Indian

Penal Code on 20.02.2022.

3. Further case of the petitioner is that the

vehicle of the petitioner was later found with a new

number plate bearing JH09F-2828 and it was seized by

the Dobhi Police Station on 30.07.2022 for the alleged

recovery of 1035 Kgs of Mahua Flower and 05 litres of

illicit liquor and Dobhi P.S. Case No. 663 of 2022

(Annexure-2) was registered under Section 30(a) of the

Bihar Prohibition & Excise(Amendment) Act, 2018.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the

petitioner that without prior notice to the petitioner, the

seized vehicle was confiscated by the Assistant

Commissioner, Excise, Gaya in Excise Confiscation Case

No. 841 of 2022 (Annexure-3). It is further submitted
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that as soon as the petitioner became aware of seizure of

vehicle under Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment)

Act, 2018, he approached the Excise Court, Gaya who

directed the Investigating Officer to submit a report in this

regard. The Investigating Officer has submitted the report

on 07.05.2023 (Annexure-4) stating that the petitioner

had no role in the crime and the vehicle was stolen from

the house of petitioner’s brother-in-law and Nokha P.S.

Case No. 47 of 2022 was registered in this regard.

5. The petitioner, thereafter filed an appeal

before Excise Commissioner, Bihar in Excise Appeal Case

No. 89 of 2023. The Excise Commissioner, vide order

dated 03.07.2023 (Annexure-7) directed the seized

vehicle to be released after imposition of appropriate

penalty as may be decided by the District Collector, Gaya,

after submission of prescribed form under Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 by the owner of the

vehicle. The petitioner, thereafter filed an application
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(Annexure-5) before the Excise Commissioner, Patna

stating that his vehicle was stolen and F.I.R was

registered in this regard. During investigation, the

involvement of the petitioner was not found in the alleged

crime under Excise Act and it was found that his vehicle

was used with another false number plate by the accused

and imposing a penalty of Rs. 48000/- is unjust and

improper. However, no action was taken on the aforesaid

application dated 03.04.2024.

6. Per contra, learned counsel for the

respondent submitted that vehicle of the petitioner was

confiscated in a confiscation proceeding after giving

proper notice to the petitioner and as per direction

contained in Letter No. 633 dated 25.01.2023 issued by

the then Additional Secretary, Prohibition, Excise &

Registration Department, Government of Bihar to the

District Magistrates in Bihar. The petitioner has not

submitted the application in Form-IV to get his vehicle
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released as per Rule 12A of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise

Rules, 2021 though being aware of the fact that his

vehicle has been seized in an Excise case.

7. Before we consider the rival submission of

the parties, it would be imperative to refer to the relevant

statutory provisions and case laws:-

8. Sections 47, 56, 57B, 58, 61, 92, 93, 95 of

the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and the Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 are relevant statutory

provisions in the aforesaid facts and circumstances.

9. Section 47 provides for liability of the

person who is under control of the vehicle knowingly

permits it to be used for commission by any other persons

of an offence punishable under provision of the Excise Act

to punishment in the same manner as if he had himself

committed the said offence. It reads as follows:-

“47. Penalty for allowing premises,
etc., to be used for commission of an
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offence:- Whoever, whether being a licensee
under this Act or otherwise, and having the
control or use of any house, room, enclosure,
space, animal or conveyance, knowingly
permits it to be used for commission by any
other person of an offence punishable under
any provision of this Act, shall be punishable in
the same manner as if he had himself
committed the said offence.”

10. Section 56 of the Act provides for

liability of seized vehicles, amongst other seized items,

for confiscation. As per this Section, as it stood prior to

amendment in 2022, vehicle used for carrying any

intoxicant or liquor is liable for confiscation. The pre-

amendment provision of Section 56 is relevant because

alleged offence has been committed on 17.04.2021.

Section 56 as stood prior to amendment in 2022, reads

as follows:-

“56. Things liable for confiscation.
Whenever an offence has been committed,
which is punishable under this Act.-

(a) any intoxicant or liquor unlawfully
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imported, transported, manufactured, sold,
stored, possessed, material, utensil,
implement, apparatus, package or covering
and or the other contents, if any, of such
receptacle, package or covering for the
purposes of storing, manufacturing or labelling
such intoxicant or liquer;

(b) any animal, vehicle, vessel or other
conveyance used for carrying any intoxicant or
liquor, or

(c) any premises or part thereof that may
have been used for storing or manufacturing
any liquor or intoxicant or for committing any
other offence under this Act;

shall be liable to be confiscated in a manner
prescribed under the provisions of the Act,

(d) The State Government, if deem
necessary, may issue necessary directions,
guidelines, Regulations and instructions with
respect to mode and manner of search,
seizure and confiscation.”

(Emphasis supplied)

11. Section 57B as inserted in 2022, by

way of amendment, provides that any vehicle used for

committing any offence punishable under the
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Prohibition and Excise Act and having been seized by

any police officer or Excise Officer may be released by

the Collector upon payment of such penalty as may be

notified by the State Government. This Section is

applicable to all pending confiscation proceedings by

virtue of Explanation no. 2. This Section reads as

follows:-

“57B. Things or premises liable to
be released upon penalty.-(1) Any
animal, vehicle, vessel or other
conveyance used for committing any
offence punishable under this Act that
has been seized by any police Officer or
Excise Officer may be released by the
Collector upon payment of such penalty
as may be notified by the State
Government.

(2) Any premises or part thereof used
for committing any offence punishable
under this Act that has been seized by
any police Officer or Excise Officer may
be released by the Collector upon
payment of such penalty as may be
notified by the State Government.

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(3) If the person concerned does not
pay the penalty, then the Collector shall
proceed to confiscate the said animal,
vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and
premises as per section-58.

Explanation 1.- It shall not be a right
of the accused to get his conveyance,
item or premises released upon payment
of the required penalty. The Collector,
based upon a report by a police officer or
an excise officer, may, for reasons to be
recorded in writing, still refuse to release
the said conveyance, item or premises
and proceed ahead with confiscation and
auction/destruction.

Explanation 2.-The Collector shall,
from the date of this Amendment coming
into force, close the on-going confiscation
proceedings if the person concerned pays
the penalty as notified and release such
vehicle, conveyance or premises.

Explanation 3.-Such release shall
not affect the outcome of trial, if any
before the Special Court.”

(Emphasis supplied)

12. Section 58 of the Act provides for the
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procedure and conditions for confiscation of the vehicle

or conveyance and other things by District Collector or

Officer authorized by him. As per Sub-section 1 of

Section 58, the officer seizing the vehicle is required to

report to the District Collector without any reasonable

delay and as per Sub-Section 2 if the Collector is

satisfied, as per the report, that an offence under this act

has been committed, he is authorized to confiscate the

vehicle, but, as per Sub-section 3, only after giving

reasonable opportunity to the person concerned for

hearing. Section 58 reads as follows:-

“58. Confiscation by District
Collector.-(1) Notwithstanding anything
Contained in this Act or any other law for
the time being in force, where anything
liable for confiscation under this Act is
seized or detained under the provisions of
this Act, the officer seizing and detaining
such property shall, without any
reasonable delay submit a report to the
District Collector who has jurisdiction
over the said area;

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(2) On receipt of the report under
sub-section (1), the District Collector if
satisfied that an offence under this Act
has been committed, may, whether or
not prosecution is instituted for the
commission of such an offence and
whether or not a case is pending before
any court, order confiscation of such
property;

(3) The Collector shall, before passing
an order under sub- section (2), give a
reasonable opportunity to the person
concerned, of being heard;

(4) While making an order of
confiscation under sub- section (2), the
District Collector may also order that
such of the properties which the order of
confiscation relates, which in his opinion
cannot be preserved or are not fit for
human consumption, be destroyed.

Whenever any confiscated article has to
be destroyed in conformity with these
provisions, it shall be destroyed in the
presence of a Executive Magistrate or
officer ordering the confiscation or
forfeiture, as the case may be, or in the
presence of the Excise Officer not below
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the rank of a Sub-Inspector;

(5) While making an order of
confiscation under sub- section (2), if the
District Collector is of the opinion that it
is expedient in the public interest to do
so, he may order the said property or any
part thereof to be sold by public auction
or dispose of departmentally and
proceeds deposited with the State
Government,

(6) The District Collector shall submit
a full report of all particulars of
confiscation to the Commissioner of
Excise within one month of such
confiscation.”

(Emphasis supplied)

13. Section 61 provides that when an order

for confiscation of any property, which includes vehicle

also, has been passed under section 58 of the Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and such order has

become final, the property gets vested in the State

Government free from any encumbrance. Section 61

reads as follows:-

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“61. Confiscated articles to vest
with the Collector.- When an order for
confiscation of any property has been
passed under Section 58 and such order
has become final in respect of the whole
or any portion of such property, such
property or portion thereof, as the case
may be, shall vest with the State
Government free from any
encumbrance.”

14. Section 92 provides for departmental

appeal against the final orders passed by the authorities

under the Act. The order passed by Excise Officer, lower

in rank than District Collector, is appealable to District

Collector within 60 days, order passed by District

Collector is appealable to Excise Commissioner and order

passed by Excise Commissioner is appealable to the

State Government within 90 days. However, no second

appeal is provided against an order passed by Excise

Commissioner. Section 92 reads as follows:-

“92. Appeals.-(1) All final orders
passed by any Excise Officer other than
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the Excise Commissioner or Collector
under this Act, shall be appealable to the
Collector within sixty days from the date
of the order.

(2) All final orders passed by the
Collector and Excise Commissioner shall
be appealable to the Excise
Commissioner and the State Government
respectively within ninety days from the
date of the order complained of. Provided
that no second appeal shall lie against an
order passed by the Excise Commissioner
on appeal.

(3) The State Government may make
rules in this behalf.”

15. Section 93 provides for departmental

revision. The revisional power has been vested with the

State Government. Section 93 reads as follows:-

“93. Revision.- The State
Government may, on its own motion or
on an application made to it, call for and
examine the records of any proceeding
before any excise officer or any
document, including that relating to
renewal or refusal of license or grant of
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permit, pass etc. under this act, for the
purpose of satisfying itself as to the
correctness and legality of any order
passed in, and as to regularity of any
such proceeding and may, when calling
for such record, direct that the order be
not given effect till the pendency of the
examination of the record, so called for.
After examining the record, the State
Government may annul, reverse, modify
or confirm such order, or pass such other
order as it may deem fit.”

16. Under Section 95 of the Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the Bihar Government

is empowered to make rules to carry out the purposes of

the Act. Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 has

been made by Bihar Government under Section 95 of the

Act. Rule 12A, as inserted in 2022 by way of

amendment, provides for release of vehicle, conveyance

etc. on payment of penalty. This Rule is applicable to all

pending confiscation/auction proceedings by virtue of its

Explanation. This Rule reads as follows:-

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“12A. Release of Vehicles,
Conveyance etc. on Payment of
Penalty.- (1) If any vehicles,
conveyance, vessel, animal etc. has been
seized by any police or excise officer
under the Act, then in terms of Section
57B (1)
of the Act, the Collector or an
officer authorized by him upon receipt of
an application in Form IV by the owner of
the said conveyance or vehicle etc., may
release the said conveyance or vehicle
upon payment of such penalty as may be
ordered by the Collector or the officer
authorized by him.

Provided, where it is not possible to
ascertain the owner of the vehicle or the
owner is not coming to claim the vehicle,
the Collector or the officer authorized by
him, after waiting for 15 days from the
date of seizure, shall proceed to
confiscate and auction the vehicle as per
the provisions of the Act.

(2) The amount of penalty shall be as
decided by the Collector or the Officer
authorized by him. While imposing the
penalty, he shall have due regard to the
quantity of intoxicant recovered,
involvement of the vehicle owner and the
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latest insurance value of the vehicle. In
no case, the penalty should be less than
10% of the insured value of the vehicle
and more than Rs. 5 lakhs. The insured
value is the value of the vehicle as
assessed by the insurance company.

Where, the insured value is not available
or the Collector or the Officer authorized
by him has reason to believe that the
vehicle is undervalued, he shall get the
valuation done by the District Transport
Officer. In any case, the Collector shall
not wait beyond 15 days from the date of
seizure and if during this period, the
accused/owner does not pay up the
penalty, he shall proceed with the
confiscation/auction.”

(3) Notwithstanding above, if on a
report by police officer or excise officer,
the Collector or the officer authorized by
him is satisfied that releasing the vehicle
or conveyance shall not be in the public
interest, he shall proceed ahead with the
confiscation of the said vehicle or
conveyance and its subsequent
auction/disposal.

(4) Where the conveyance is such that
its valuation/insurance is not possible,
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the Collector or the officer authorized by
him shall impose such fine as he deems
fit. While imposing such fine, the
Collector or the officer authorized by him
shall have due regard to the economic
status of the individual, nature of his
involvement in the crime and the
quantum of intoxicant recovered.

(5) Such penalty shall be, regardless
of the outcome of the trial if any, before
the Special Court, non-refundable.

                                 (6)         The         owner       of      the
                             vehicle/conveyance           shall,    after    the
                             release        of     the    vehicle/conveyance,

produce the vehicle/conveyance as and
when required by the authorities.

Explanation, In all pending/ongoing
cases of confiscation/auction of vehicles,
the Collector or the officer authorized by
him may give an opportunity to the
existing owner to pay the aforesaid
penalty and get the vehicle released.
Upon satisfaction about ownership and
upon payment of such penalty, the
ongoing confiscation/auction proceeding
may be dropped and the vehicle
released.”

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(Emphasis supplied)

17. The bare reading of Section 56(b) of the

Act clearly shows that any vehicle or conveyance can be

seized and confiscated under the Bihar Prohibition and

Excise Act, 2016 only when the vehicle has been used for

carrying any intoxicant or liquor. Section 58(3) of the Act

provides that during confiscation proceeding, the owner

of the vehicle has to be given opportunity of being heard.

Section 57 B(1) also provides that any vehicle, or other

conveyance used for committing any offence punishable

under the Act and seized may be released upon payment

of penalty. Rule 12-A(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and

Excise Rules, 2021 also provides that while imposing

penalty under Section 57-B of the Act, the authority

concerned is required to give due regard to the

involvement of the vehicle owner.

18. The first and foremost thing, which

emerges from the aforesaid discussion of the statutory
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provisions, is that no vehicle can be seized or confiscated

without its use in commission of any offence under the

Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Under Section 30

of the Act, transport of illicit liquor or intoxicant is an

offence and in commission of such offence, a vehicle can

be used. As such, use of the vehicle in transport of illicit

liquor/intoxicant is sine qua non for its seizure and

confiscation. It also emerges that just use of the vehicle

to carry intoxicant or liquor is also not sufficient for its

seizure and confiscation. The involvement or connivance

of the owner of the vehicle in such illegal use of the

vehicle is also an essential prerequisite for confiscation of

the vehicle or imposing any penalty for release of the

vehicle. Such view has been consistently expressed by

this Court in various judicial pronouncements under writ

jurisdiction.

19. It is relevant to point out that in case of

direct involvement of the owner of the vehicle in
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prohibited use of the vehicle, he is made accused in the

criminal case registered by the police. Even in case of his

indirect involvement by way of permission for or

connivance in use of his vehicle in commission of the

offence, he is liable to be accused under Section 47 of

the Act. As such, unless the owner of the vehicle is an

accused in the case, the court can not hold that the

owner of the vehicle is directly or indirectly involved in

the prohibited use of the vehicle.

20. It is also pertinent to note that in the light

of various pronouncements of this Court, Bihar

Government has issued letter dated 07.02.2020 bearing

Letter No. 13/HC-06- 55/2020-670. The letter has been

written by Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department

cum Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department to

all District Collectors, Police Officers and Excise Officers.

By this letter, the Government has clearly stated in para-

2 of the letter that as per direction of this Court, such
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vehicle, from which no liquor has been recovered, will not

be confiscated. In para-3 of the letter, the Government

has stated that when the vehicle was being driven by the

driver in drunken condition but no liquor has been

recovered from the vehicle, only the driver would be

prosecuted under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act,

2016.

21. Coming to the case at hand, we find that

on 18.02.2022 the Bolero vehicle of the petitioner was

stolen and on 20.02.2022, the petitioner has filed a

complaint in this regard which was registered as Nokha

P.S. Case No. 47 of 2022 (Annexure-1). The vehicle of

the petitioner was later found with a new number plate

bearing JH09F-2828 and it was seized by the Dobhi

Police Station on 30.07.2022 for the alleged recovery of

1035 Kgs of Mahua Flower and 05 litres of illicit liquor

and Dobhi P.S. Case No. 663 of 2022 (Annexure-2) was

registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition &
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Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. Thereafter, the vehicle

of the petitioner was confiscated by the Assistant

Commissioner, Excise, Gaya vide order dated

15.02.2023 in Excise Confiscation Case No. 841 of 2022

(Annexure-3). The petitioner came to know about the

seizure of his vehicle under Bihar Prohibition & Excise

(Amendment) Act, 2018 after confiscation proceeding, in

April, 2023. The petitioner, approached before the Excise

Court, Gaya who directed the Investigating Officer to

submit a report in this regard. The Investigating Officer

has submitted the report on 07.05.2023 (Annexure-4)

stating that the petitioner had no role in the crime and

the vehicle was stolen from the house of petitioner’s

brother-in-law and Nokha P.S. Case No. 47 of 2022 was

registered in this regard. The petitioner, thereafter filed

an appeal before the Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna

in Excise Appeal Case No. 89 of 2023. The Excise

Commissioner, vide its order dated 03.07.2023

(Annexure-7) directed the seized vehicle to be released
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in favour of the petitioner after imposition of appropriate

penalty as may be decided by the District Collector,

Gaya. The petitioner, thereafter filed an application

before the Excise Commissioner, Patna stating that his

vehicle was stolen and F.I.R was registered in this

regard. During investigation, the involvement of the

petitioner was not found in the alleged crime under

Excise Act and it was found that his vehicle was used

with another false number plate and imposing a penalty

of Rs. 48000/- is unjust and improper. However, no

action was taken on the aforesaid application of the

petitioner.

22. We also find that against the

petitioner/owner of the vehicle, there is no allegation of

his direct or indirect involvement in commission of the

alleged offence. Accordingly, he has not been arrayed as

accused in the criminal case registered by the police.

23. In view of the aforesaid facts and
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circumstances of the case, we find that the twin

prerequisites for seizure and confiscation of a vehicle

under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016-use of

the vehicle in carrying/transporting the liquor or

intoxicant and the consent or connivance of the owner of

the vehicle in commission of the offence are not fulfilled.

Consequently the vehicle in question is not liable to be

seized and confiscated under the Act.

24. Hence, the impugned order is arbitrary

and hit by Article 14 of the Constitution. It is also

violative of Constitutional rights of the petitioner to hold

property as provided in Article 300 A of the Constitution,

which prohibits any deprivation of property without

authority of law. The Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in

no way authorizes the official to seize or confiscate the

vehicle in the alleged facts and circumstances of the

case. Hence, the seizure and confiscation of the Bolero

vehicle in question is without any authority of law. The
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confiscation order, is accordingly liable to be quashed.

25. The concerned authority is hereby directed

to release the vehicle of the petitioner bearing bearing

Registration No. JH03L-5222, Chasis no.

MA1XA2GHKF5A22539, Engine no. GHF4A55091 within

a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of

this order.

26. The petition is allowed, accordingly.

( S. B. Pd. Singh, J)

(P. B. Bajanthri, J)

Shageer/-

AFR/NAFR                NAFR
CAV DATE                16/12/2024
Uploading Date          18/01/2025
Transmission Date       N/A
 

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