WP(C) 5174/2010 51913264BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr M Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr G Soren, learned State appearing for the respondents. The petitioner, by the present petition, has prayed for a direction to the respo ndent authorities to take required steps for bringing the vehicle bearing regist ration No.AS-21/0551(TATA truck) belonging to him from East Police Station, Dima pur, Nagaland to Nagaon Sadar Polcie Station, contending interalia that pursuant to a FIR lodged with the Nagaon Sadar Police Station, on the basis of which Nag aon PS Case No.932/2007 under Section 379 IPC was registered on 3rd December 200 7, though the said vehicle was recovered by the Nagaland police and kept in East Police Station, Dimapur, since 12th December 2007, no steps have been taken by the respondents to bring the said vehicle back from Dimapur to Nagaon and hand h im over the possession thereof, he being the registered owner. In the backdrop of such allegation, learned State counsel, was asked to obtain n ecessary instruction from Superintendent of Police, Nagaon, who, on the basis of the written instruction dated 27th September 2010 from the Superintendent of Po lice, Nagaon, submits that on receiving the information vide WT message dated 12 th December 2007 relating to the recovery of the said vehicle, the petitioner wa s asked to take proper steps for bringing back the vehicle after observing neces sary formalities as required under the law. It is also submitted that one Sub-In spector of Police was also deputed to East Police Station, Dimapur to make an en quiry in that regard and, on such enquiry, it has been found that the vehicle in question has already been released in the zimma of a person named Shikato Chish i, son of K Chishi of Barma camp, New Colony, Dimapur, and as such, now the said vehicle is not available in the said police station. A photocopy of the written instruction dated 27th September 2010 has also been p laced on record by learned State counsel. Since the vehicle has already been released to the custody of the person named a bove, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for allowing the petitioner to wi thdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum ventilat ing his grievances. The prayer allowed. Writ petition is dismissed on withdrawal with libert y as prayed for. The copy of the written instruction dated 27th September 2010, as is pro duced by learned State counsel, is kept on record. A copy thereof has also been served on learned counsel for the petitioner.