Sant Kumar Singh And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55456 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -242 Year- 2011 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictNAWADA ======================================================

1. Sant Kumar Singh son of Sri Ram Sohawan Singh

2. Pramod Kumar Singh son of Sri Harinandan Singh, Both resident of village- Chakpar, P.S. and P.O. Rajgir, District- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Iftekhar Mahmood (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-12-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 33 and 41 of the Indian Forest Act.

The accusation is of conducting illegal mining in the forest area and thereby causing loss to the tune of `19,50,000/- to the forest department.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that mining operation was being conducted by valid settlement which was valid till 2013 when the case was lodged in the year 2011 and never any process was served on the petitioners. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that the petitioners have no

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55456 of 2015 (3) dt.15-12-2015 2/2 criminal antecedent.

The aforesaid facts constitute good ground for consideration of prayer for regular bail.

Let the learned court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners if they surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with G.O. Case No. 242 of 2011 pending in the court of learned JM, 1st Class, Nawada. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ranjan/- U T