IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13636 of 2008 Shailendra Kumar Singh @ Shailendra Singh, son of late Jagdish Singh alias Late Budhan Singh, resident of village Bhikhanpura, Police Station Muzaffarpur Sadar, District Muzaffarpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur 3. The District Supply Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur 4. The Station House Officer, Bidupur Police Station, District Vaishali at Hajipur For the Petitioner :Mr. Sunil Kumar Thakur-2, Advocate For the State :Mrs. Alka Verma, A.C. to AAG IX 02/ 03.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the statement of his driver, Ram Pravesh Rai on the basis of which Bidupur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2007 dated 5.8.2007 was registered for the offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act read with Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and his truck bearing Registration No. UP-52-5813 was seized and later confiscated by the Collector, Vaishali by initiating and concluding Misc. Case No. 7 of 2007-08 under orders dated 24.9.2007, Annexure-2. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the truck is registered in his name and such fact - 2 - would appear from the verification of the registration certificate of the truck in question and as he was never noticed to participate in the confiscation proceeding, he filed a petition before the Collector, Vaishali to release the truck, but the said petition has been kept pending. Meanwhile, he approached this Court by filing the present writ petition, which also remained pending for more than 2 years and the truck is likely to become a junk. Appreciating such fact, this Court should direct for release of the truck subject to the result of Bidupur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2007 dated 5.8.2007. In this connection, it is pointed out that the foodgrain, which is said to be stolen property of the F.C.I. has already been released by another Bench of this Court in favour of the owner of the goods under orders dated 4.12.2007, Annexure-4. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct that the Collector, Vaishali should verify the registration book of the vehicle in question and if the same is in the name of the petitioner then accept the landed security of the value of Rs. Three lacs as also - 3 - personal bond of the petitioner that the vehicle in question shall be surrendered in the event petitioner is convicted in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2007 and release the truck. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)