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The District Administration of Gaya has issued a public notice announcing the auction of confiscated vehicles under the Prohibition (Liquor Ban) Department.
The auction will be conducted by the Office of the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Gaya, under the Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department. The notice has been signed by Shashank Shubhamkar, District Magistrate, Gaya.
Officials said the auction is being held under the provisions of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The vehicles were seized for their alleged involvement in the illegal transportation of liquor and were later confiscated to the state following court proceedings.
The administration has now decided to dispose of these confiscated vehicles through an open public auction. As per Rule 12(a) of the Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2022, vehicle owners have been given a final opportunity to apply for the release of their vehicles before the auction process begins.
The auction will be held at the District Council Hall (Zila Parishad Auditorium) in Gaya.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
First Auction: 11 March 2026 – 11:30 AM
Second Auction (for unsold vehicles): 14 March 2026 – 11:30 AM
Third Auction (for remaining vehicles): 18 March 2026 – 11:30 AM
For 11 March auction → 9 March 2026 (till 5:00 PM)
For 14 March auction → 12 March 2026 (till 5:00 PM)
For 18 March auction → 16 March 2026 (till 5:00 PM)
Application Submission Location:
Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Gaya
To participate in the auction:
Deposit 50% of the assessed value of the vehicle as advance money (EMD).
Payment must be made by Bank Draft.
Draft in favour of: Assistant Commissioner of Excise, Gaya
Payable at: SBI Main Branch, Gaya
285 vehicles including:
Motorcycles (Splendor, Shine, Glamour, Passion Pro, Apache, etc.)
Scooters (Activa, Jupiter, TVS Scooty)
Cars (Alto, Nano, Kwid, Spark)
Pickup vans, Bolero, Tata Sumo, Tata 407, Piaggio Tempo, Mahindra Pickup
Goods carriers & Magic Tempo
Each vehicle entry includes:
Case number, police station name, registration number, vehicle type, model, assessed value, 50% EMD amount, and owner’s details (where available).
(Some vehicles are marked “Unknown owner”.)
Vehicles are sold on “as-is, where-is” basis.
The department is not responsible for missing documents, RC issues, tax, insurance, or fitness.
Buyer must complete all RTO and legal formalities.
Auction may be cancelled or postponed without notice.
No return after sale.
Office of District Magistrate, Gaya
Phone: 0631-2222800 / 2222900
Fax: 0631-2223561 / 2222100
Email: dm-gaya.bih@nic.in
For auction process:
Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Gaya
If you are planning to bid, these categories usually give better value and easier resale:
Maruti Alto / Renault Kwid – low-cost cars, high demand in local resale market
Hero Splendor / Honda Shine – safest bikes for daily use and resale
Honda Activa / TVS Jupiter – always in demand, quick resale
Mahindra Bolero – strong rural demand, good for personal or commercial use
Tata 407 / Piaggio Tempo – best for transport and small business use
Tip: Prefer vehicles with clear registration details and known owners.
Avoid unknown-owner vehicles unless the price is very low and you are ready for paperwork risk.
Gaya/Patna: In a fresh crackdown on illegal liquor transportation, the Court of the Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition, Gaya has issued short-term public notices to vehicle owners whose vehicles were seized under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (amended 2022).
Across notices issued between December 23, 2025 and January 22, 2026, details of 19 seized vehicles registered in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Haryana have been published. Officials said the statutory 30-day period since seizure has expired in all listed cases, prompting initiation of confiscation proceedings.
Vehicle owners, claimants or anyone having information about the vehicles have been asked to appear before the confiscation court on:
January 9, 2026
3 pm
Office of Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition, Gaya
Authorities warned that failure to appear may result in ex parte (one-sided) confiscation orders.
Proceedings are being initiated under Rule 13(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2022), which requires:
start of confiscation proceedings within 30 days of seizure
final decision within 90 days
reasonable opportunity of hearing for owners or claimants
Vehicles used for transporting illegal liquor are liable to be confiscated by the District Magistrate-cum-Collector.
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Notice 09.12.2025 (Hariyana)
Notice 09.01.2026 (Jharkhand)
Notice 09.01.2026 (Odisha)
The notices list:
motorcycles
pickup vans
cars and SUVs
Example entries include:
Honda CB Shine (BR02AC 2817) – Sherghati case
Hero Honda (BR26C 7648) – Roushanganj case
Unregistered Honda Shine – Tekari case
Mahindra XUV 500 (HR29AB5724) – Haryana registration
Scorpio (OR02AP8889) – Odisha registration
Several accused have been named, while in some cases the accused are listed as “unknown”.
The combined notices mention:
3 vehicles in one notice
14 vehicles in another
1 vehicle each in two separate notices
Total vehicles facing confiscation: 19
The notice states that if:
no owner or claimant appears
no penalty-release application is filed
no claim or information is submitted
the confiscation authority may proceed to confiscate the vehicles without further hearing.
Parties have also been advised to inform the court if any related case, appeal or revision is pending elsewhere.
The notices have been issued by the Department of Prohibition, Excise & Registration, Bihar, and published in accordance with the Advertisement Policy, 2016. Any disputes over publication medium will be decided by the department concerned.
19 vehicles seized in liquor-transport cases
Hearing scheduled on January 9, 2026 at 3 pm
30-day seizure period already completed
Owners warned of ex parte confiscation
Applies to vehicles registered in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Haryana
The Court of the Assistant Commissioner, Prohibition, Gaya, has issued a short-term notice regarding vehicles seized under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (as amended in 2022).
As per Rule 13(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2022:
Confiscation proceedings must begin within 30 days of seizure.
A decision must be taken within 90 days, giving the vehicle owner/claimant an opportunity to be heard.
The seized vehicles listed in the notice have already completed 30 days in custody, but no owner/claimant has come forward to pay the penalty or seek release.
Date: September 26, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Court of the Assistant Commissioner, Prohibition, Gaya
A total of 9 vehicles (mostly motorcycles such as Hero HF Deluxe, Passion Pro, Splendor, Glamour, and Honda Shine) are included. Some have identified owners, while others are registered under “unknown.”
Motorcycles: 9
Hero HF Deluxe – 1
Hero Passion Pro – 2
Hero Splendor – 2
Hero Glamour – 1
Honda Shine 125 SP – 1
Hero Honda CD 100 – 1
Passion Pro (details incomplete) – 1
Known Owners: 6 cases
Unknown Owners (listed as “अज्ञात” / Unknown): 3 cases
Fatehpur – 4 vehicles
Atari – 1 vehicle
Wazirganj – 1 vehicle
Gurpa – 1 vehicle
Bodh Gaya / Kotwali (urban) – 1 vehicle
Sherghati – 1 vehicle
If the vehicle owners/claimants:
Fail to appear on the scheduled date,
Do not present any claim, or
Do not apply for release by paying the penalty,
then the Confiscation Authority may pass an ex-parte order to permanently confiscate the vehicles in favor of the State.
Owners or parties with pending cases/appeals related to these vehicles must inform the confiscation court on any working day.
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