IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18668 of 2009 ***** Pawan Kumar Chaudhary son of Ram Sharan Chaudhary, resident of village- Bajeetpur, P.S. Jaitpur O.P. (Saraiya P.S.), District-Muzaffarpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Block Supply Officer, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 4.1.2010. Petitioner claims himself to be the rightful owner of a pick- up van bearing registration No. BR-06J-8238. It was being used for transportation of L.P.G. gas cylinders belonging to one M/s Jeewan Jyoti Gas Agency at Khdhni. The Supply Officer of Saraiya lodged an F.I.R. with certain allegations. The primary allegation is that there is breach of provisions of L.P.G. (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not on the merits of the allegations since the same will have to be tried before a competent Court. He has filed the present writ application with a limited prayer that the vehicle in question should be released in his favour since it is a commercial vehicle obtained on hire and keeping the same indefinitely in the police custody in open air will only make the vehicle unusable after a while. There seems to be some force in his submission. Without prejudice to the case which is Saraiya P.S. (Jaitpur O.P.) Case No.180/2009. Let the said vehicle on verification of the records about the ownership be released in favour of the petitioner on furnishing appropriate surety in this regard and the terms and conditions which may be laid down by the competent Court below, which is stated to be the Court of Chief - 2 - Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. The writ application stands allowed. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)