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PATNA HIGH COURT
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Sourendra Pandey, JJ
Prasant Kishore Thakur – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Prohibition Excise and Registration Department, Government of Bihar, Patna – Respondent
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| 1. authorities disregarded vehicle theft claims (Para 6) |
| 2. court observed previous decisions' relevance (Para 10 , 11) |
| 3. imposition of penalty without involvement is unjust (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. petitioner’s vehicle to be released without penalty (Para 19) |
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
ORAL JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)
Date : 22-12-2025 Heard Mr. Raju Giri, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Harsh Vardhan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Advocate General and Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, learned AAG-5 assisted by Mr. Alok Ranjan, learned AC to AAG-5 for the State of Bihar.
2. The brief facts of the case and the issues which have cropped up for consideration in the present case have been taken note of by this Court in its order dated 25.11.2025 which we reproduce hereunder for a ready reference:- “Heard Mr. Raju Giri, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Alok Ranjan, learned AC to AAG-9 for the State of Bihar.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though the authorities who deal with the confiscation matter and the appeal and revision
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