29.04.2025 Sl. No. 28 Court No.3 BM IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRR 174 of 2025 Chirag Alam & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal Mr. Papai Mahammad … for the petitioners Mr. Nilay Chakraborty Mr. Ujjwal Luksom ... For the State

1. The petitioners‟ prayer herein has been made against an order dated 07.10.2024 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipurduar in GR Case No.2392 of 2023, arising out of Birpara Police Station Case No.189 of 2023 dated 28.12.2023, under Sections 379/411 of the Indian Penal Code, whereby the prayer for release and/or return of the offending seized vehicle of the petitioner has been rejected.

2. A report as called for through the State has been placed, wherein the Officer-in-Charge of Birpara Police Station, Alipurduar has submitted as follows :-

“During enquiry I go through the Malkhana register and it come to light that the documents in support of the above noted vehicles were seized vide PR No.01/24, 02/24, 03/24, 04/24, 05/24, 239/24 and kept at PS Malkhana. Hence, I collect the available documents of the vehicles from Malkhana and verified the registration numbers of the