IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9552 of 2006 SAHEB MIAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 28.4.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer in this application is confined only to release of tractor and trailer bearing registration no. BHE 7345 which is said to have been seized by the Forest Officer on 19.3.2004 in relation to Confiscation Case No. 12/2004. From the materials on record including the counter affidavit filed by the respondents this much is clear that the said confiscation case has not yet acquired its finality in a period of five years. The matter was in fact remanded by the Forest Secretary back to the Collector and the matter still is said to be pending with the Collector. In that view of the matter, this Court would find that no gainful purpose will be served for any party to keep the tractor and trailer and as such, this Court would direct the District Forest Officer cum Authorized Officer cum Deputy Director, 2 Tiger Project Division No.1, Ram Nagar, at Bettiah (respondent no.5) to release the said tractor and trailer on furnishing security of an adequate amount and subject to the condition that in the event the confiscation case is decided against the petitioner he will be liable to pay the said amount of security. The Collector of the District is also directed to ensure that the matter which has been remitted back to him by the Forest Secretary is also decided by him expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. With the aforementioned observation, this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/