IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5750 of 2009 Shiv Shankar Sah, S/o- Late Ram Lakhan Sah, Resident of 48/1/B, Karl, Mars, Srani, Kolkata-700023. -Petitioner. VERSUS 1. Union of India through the Commissioner of Customs, 5th floor, CR Building, Beer Chand Patel Path, Patna-800001. 2. Additional Commissioner, Customs (Preb.) 5th floor, CR. Building, Beer Chand Patel Path, Patna-800001. 3. Superintendent (Adjudication Customs Head Quarter, Patna). 4. Assistant Director, Directorate or Revenue Intelligence, Patna Regional Unit, Patna. 5. Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Patna Regional Unit, Patna. -Respondents. ----------- 02 08.05.2009 The petitioner, in my view, has internal remedies under the Customs Act itself for the release of his public carrier vehicles. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he is the owner and he has no knowledge about hiring of the truck for transporting the goods, which are alleged to be smuggled goods. In my view, the petitioners’ remedies lies in the department who would consider the same and pending enquiry for confiscation could release the same after obtaining appropriate security, as provided under the Customs Act itself. As it is a case of public carrier vehicle the Customs Authorities are directed to complete the all formalities for release as soon as possible preferably within two months. With the above observations, the writ petition is, thus, disposed of. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)