IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.22138 OF 2009 VIRENDRA PRASAD, SON OF SUBE LAL SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ARAUT, POLICE STATION WENA, DISTRICT NALANDA VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR ********* 7 18/08/2010 A letter has been sent by the District Transport Officer, Patna to the Assistant Registrar, Patna High Court indicating that the owner of Mahindra Jeep bearing Registration No. BR-1AP/5037 is Shri Birendra Prasad, son of Sube Lal Singh of village Araut. The chessis number of the vehicle in question is MA1RL2GAK61L43371 and the engine number is GA61L39632. It is a 10-seater vehicle of the year 2006. The report of the Halka Karamchari indicates that Sube Lal Singh had six sons, who were named as (a) Vijendra Prasad, (ii) Birendra Prasad @ BDO Yadav, (iii) Ravindra Prasad, (iv) Kavindra Prasad, (v) Upendra Prasad and (vi) Jitendra Prasad. It is also mentioned in this report that Vijendra Prasad has died. The Sessions Judge, Nalanda has rejected the application for release of the vehicle in question on the ground that the investigation is still pending. The order was passed on 04.06.2009. It is expected that the investigation must be completed by now. I, therefore, direct that the petitioner should 2 move before the Sessions Judge, Nalanda in Harnaut Police Station Case No. 38 of 2009 for release of the vehicle in question. This Court had already clarified the fact that the vehicle belongs to the petitioner and that Vijendra Prasad has already died and is not the owner of the vehicle in question. The application should be filed within a period of six weeks from today and the Sessions Judge, Nalanda is directed to dispose of the application for release of the vehicle in question within a period of three weeks from the date of filing of the application. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )