Patna HC Set Aside Vehicle Confiscation as Liquor Found in Rider’s Bag, Not Vehicle

Amarjeet Yadav Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court) The Patna High Court examined a writ petition challenging the confiscation of a motorcycle under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The motorcycle was seized after police intercepted two persons riding it and recovered 8.64 litres of illicit liquor from a bag carried by the pillion rider. The liquor was not found concealed in any part of the motorcycle. The petitioner, who was the registered owner, was neither riding the motorcycle nor named as an accused in the criminal case registered under Section 30(a) of the Act. Confiscation pr...