IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.759 of 2009 NUTAN DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 22.5.2009 KHAN The petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 16.4.2009 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur by which he has refused to release the article seized in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No.235 of 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the articles seized did not belong to her nor to her husband rather the same belonged to her husband’s elder brother and latter’s wife. The petitioner has filed a supplementary affidavit stating that the house in question from where the police seized the entire household articles belongs to her father-in-law as would be evident from the rent receipt dated 7.5.2009, as contained in Annexure-5. In this view of the matter, the learned trial court has rightly rejected the application of the petitioner for release of the goods as it has not been preferred by the person who is said to be the owner of the goods. This application is accordingly dismissed. However, it would be open for the competent person to file an appropriate application for release of the seized articles. (S.P.Singh,J)