IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.786 of 2010 NRIPENDRA SINGH S/o Baidyanath Singh, resident of village- Bariyarpur, P.S. Baliya, District- Begusarai. . . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Begusarai. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Begusarai. 4. The Officer-in-charge, Baliya police station, Begusarai. . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 01.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The instant writ application has been filed by the petitioner for disposal of the petition for release of the seized articles in connection with Balia P.S. case no. 05 of 1983 (S.T. No. 46 of 1984), which was disposed of on 31.05.1989. Against the aforesaid judgment of conviction, the accused filed Cr. Appeal bearing Cr. Appeal No. 210 of 1989, which too was dismissed on 12.01.2000. The petitioner, who is informant of this case, filed a petition for release of the seized articles. Copy of the release petition is annexed as Annexure-1 to this petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the court thereafter sought a report from the local police, which expressed its no objection, if the seized materials/articles are released in favour of the petitioner. Copy of letter dated 01.10.2001 and 17.06.2002 of Balia Police station have been annexed as Annexures-2 and 3 to this petition. The grievance of the petitioner is that his application is still pending and has not been disposed of by the trial court. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner and the 2 state, this Court observes that the trial court should dispose of the petition filed by the petitioner within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the case of the petitioner. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)