Patna High Court

M/S B. L. R. Logistics (I) Ltd. Through its General Manager Mr. Vishwanath ChatterjeeversusThe Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Karpoori Thakur Sadan, CGO Complex

Decided: 27 February 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The court modified the earlier order, allowing a personal bond in place of the bank guarantee and directing the release of the vehicles’ registration certificates.

Summary

The petitioners, M/s B.L.R. Logistics (I) Ltd. and Alpharub Trading and Manufacture (P) Ltd., filed a petition seeking modification of an earlier order dated 25 September 2019 that had required them to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs.10 lakh and retain two vehicles as security. They requested that the bank guarantee be replaced by a personal bond covering the value of rubber sheets and that the registration certificates of the BMW and Skoda Yeti be released. The Court considered the petition and, after hearing counsel, allowed the modification, directing the petitioners to furnish a personal bond in lieu of the bank guarantee and ordering the release of the vehicles’ registration certificates and the return of the bank guarantee. Consequently, the original order was partially altered to reflect these directions. The decision was pronounced by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh of the Patna High Court.

Issues considered

Whether the court may modify the earlier order requiring a bank guarantee and retention of vehicles as security
Whether a personal bond can be substituted for the bank guarantee in the present case
Whether the registration certificates of the seized vehicles can be released

Subjects

modification of order
bank guarantee
personal bond
registration certificate release
criminal miscellaneous
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29795 of 2025
                                              In
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57481 of 2019
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP.
                                                       District- Patna
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           1.     M/S B. L. R. Logistics (I) Ltd. Through its General Manager Mr.
                  Vishwanath Chatterjee S/o- Amarendra Chatterjee Resident Of Flat No- 4A,
                  Block- G, Eden Exotica Nayabad Avenue, New Goria, Ps- Panchasagar,
                  Kolkatta, W.B
           2.    Alpharub Trading and Manufacture (P) Ltd. Kerala through its Manager
                 Trading, Anoop Mohandas S/o- B. Mohandas R/o- 49/793B Siva Kripa
                 NJRA 19, Aishwarya Lane Ps- Elmakkara Dist- Ervakulam Kerala

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                               Versus
                 The Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Karpoori Thakur
                 Sadan, CGO Complex Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Wasi Ahmad Khan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Dr. K.N.Singh (A.S.G.)
                                               Mr. A.K. Pandey, Mr. R.K. Sharma, Advocates
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

7   27-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                2. This petition has been filed for modification of

                   order dated 25.09.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 57481 of 2019.

                                3. By filing this modification petition, learned counsel

                   for the petitioners prays to furnish a personal bond for the value

                   of the Rubber Sheets (goods) in place of bank guarantee of Rs.

                   10 lacs and two cars i.e., BMW car worth Rs. 39,90,000/- and

                   Skoda Yeti worth Rs. 15,51,688/- and for release of Registration

                   Certificates of both the aforesaid vehicles as well as the bank
              Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29795 of 2025(7) dt.27-02-2026
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                        guarantee of Rs. 10 lacs which were furnished as security vide

                        order dated 25.06.2019.

                                     4. In view of the aforesaid submission, present

                        modification petition is allowed with direction to furnish a

                        personal bond for the value of the Rubber Sheets (goods) in

                        place of bank guarantee of Rs. 10 lacs and aforesaid two cars

                        and release Registration Certificates of both the aforesaid

                        vehicles as well as the bank guarantee of Rs. 10 lacs in favour of

                        the petitioners.

                                     5. Accordingly, order dated 25.09.2019 passed in Cr.

                        Misc. No. 57481 of 2019 is modified to the above extent only.



                                              (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-

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