IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11907 of 2003 Udhaw Prasad Yadav, son of late Ramjee Prasad, resident of Village Bideshi Tola, P.S. Thawe, District- Gopalganj ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Collector, Gopalganj ------ Respondents. ----------- 3. 27.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Devendra Kumar Sinha, learned Additional Advocate General No.2. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 1.2.2002, passed by the learned Collector, Gopalganj (respondent no.3), in Misc. Case No. 71 of 1997, whereby the petitioner’s Beer Bar licence has been suspended, because a criminal case has been started against him, pending final adjudication of the criminal trial against the petitioner. Respondent no.3 has placed on record his counter affidavit. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears to us that the petitioner was the holder of Beer Bar licence for retail vend of Beer, an intoxicant. During the course of a raid, it was found that he was running a parallel, illegal business in country-made spirit leading to a 2 criminal case against him. This led to another proceeding against him registered as Misc. Case No.71 of 1997. After issuance of show-cause to him, respondent no.3 directed that the petitioner’s Beer Bar licence shall be suspended which shall abide the result of the criminal trial, and impugned herein. We agree with the impugned order. There is no merit in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar,J. ) ( Vikash Jain, J.)