IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.437 of 2011 Manoj Kumar Thakur, S/o Jai Prakash Thakur, Resident of –Bhagwanpur, P.S.-Sadar, P.S.-Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur. ….PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary Home Affairs. 2. D.G.P., Bihar, Patna. 3. S.P. Madhubani. 4. Police Inspector Benipatti, District-Madhubani. 5. Officer-in-charge, Bisfi Police Station Bisfi, District-Madhubani. …….RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 20.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Alka Verma,AC to AAG4. Also gone through the counter affidavit filed on behalf of State along with Annexures. From Annexure-5 of the counter affidavit it is evident that just after seizure of vehicle bearing Registration No.NL- 08/0853, a seizure list was handed over to driver /owner, Manoj Kumar Thakur whose signature is over Annexure-A, the seizure list and as per Annexure-B, prosecution was launched before the SDO for prosecuting under the different Sections of the Motor Vehicle Act. As the prosecution before a competent authority has been launched therefore it is advisable to the petitioner to appear before the SDO for getting the prosecution contested, at the other hand the learned SDO, Benipatti is directed to dispose of the matter preferably on the same date on which there happens to be appearance of petitioner. Let a copy of this order be sent to the SDO, Benipatti through fax at the cost of the petitioner. With the aforesaid observation instant petition is disposed of. (Aditya Kumar Trivedi,J.) 2 PN