IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36332 of 2009 DINESH THAKUR @ DINESH PRASAD THAKUR, Son of late Awadh Bihari Thakur, resident of village – Raniganj, P.S. Raniganj, District – Araria. …. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …. Opp. Party. ----------- 02/ 03.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner is the owner of Saw Mill. Complainant is the Range Officer of Araria Circle, who submitted a seizure report alleging that in the premises of the Saw Mill some timber of Sisam and Semal trees were found. The relevant documents showing license to the informant was not present. Case was instituted under Section 41 of the Indian Forest Act. Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was running Saw Mill having license for it from 1994 to 2001. His license expired, as such submitted his application for its renewal. Since, the renewal had not been made, on the date of occurrence the Saw Mill was not running but closed. Considering these facts, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner, namely, Dinesh Thakur @ Dinesh Prasad Thakur is allowed. He is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of his appearance - 2 - before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. C.C. 351 of 2002 to the satisfaction of Sri C.N. Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Araria. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)