IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPQR w. P. Nor/"75‘ g b /2005 . / Lalit Chandra Sahu S/o LaLc Bhushan Lal Sahu aged about 52 years, R/o Village Banpachcri, Tahsil 8L Distt. Mahasamund (C.G.) VERSUS 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Forest, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. (Conservator of Forest Raipur Circlc Raipur (C.G.) 3. Authorised Authority, S.D.O. (Forest) Saraipali, Distt. Mahasarnund (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 22'7XOF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA «0 ‘ ' XI—HC—22 Ww?3@2 . ani¥m WW wzgw W Erma? HF%H 25— }’—3005 Aim 5a¢hin Singh Rgjpw, gggmgl for i‘he pei’i‘i’iémr: Mr” Vas'nwam‘ Singh Thakur, éavt fidvomfz far i'ha S‘i'afe!’ respondams. Heard be'fh fhe ccunseE on u£missisn A$ fhé quagTié‘n inveWéd ir This ma’ffer is very $maiL fhérefcré, art r’he: canserr‘r of iear‘nac5 chunsai far 1"ha parfiés this maf‘mr is being finaiiy iiispnsed af, a‘l' ‘H‘Ié admissiari S'i'ag‘z H’seif Ey Tha immm’ wri? pgriTion undgr ‘Articie 22é/227 of *me Ccns?ifu?§on 'of India: fhe pefi'fio war! has (ques‘i'ionea‘ ‘fhe 3ega§i+§m propriefy md carrecfmss af crder dai'ad 8mé=~£00§ pQS$ed by Tha 1W Addifionai Courf}, Eaipur, in Criminai §evisian No.45é/‘2OOQ whéreby +he'ieumed‘ Addi‘i'ionai §essions Eud'ge rejec‘l'ed fhe revision fiiw by The pe’rimner ’erein on fhe araund Thai *i'ha revisim is agairmf +hg infgrim crdgr, fhgra .rg, fhis ravbion dag: no? lig. However, :ii‘ie learned Addi‘i’iomi Sg£sims . udge pgssed an arder ih para 12 of i'he impugned order Tim? an prcdumo of The ‘rmcTor froiiey in quesTion befora Tha Consewa‘i'or of Foresfs! i'he onsér‘va'ror oi: Foresfs should decide fhé f}ppecd wi‘rhin 30 days on meriTs, in accordame’ wiTh iaw. Tha griamnce of 'i'ha $9 i'i'icmer‘ is ‘i'hg‘i’ i'h; ieamad Addifionqi §2ssions Judga oughf fa have d cidzd $2 ravision an merii's; ingfgad of rejecting framing The same as an i terim crder. U)essions (fudge (Fas‘r Track qi EM HW,W§,W 3Q Wm...n.V3.8 In 2005 m”u“Hum“...uunuu XI—HC-22 inggrm‘i’gr 9f Fargsi’g wag canségggyifia} grézr, f‘nzrzfear‘g, rg‘vigign gndgr Sacfigm 52% 0f ‘rhe Iaidian Farasi’ Aai', i927, iie§ be?ore f3 Seggion écur‘r. 0n ‘Hne ofher hand, learnad €avf. Advoca+e argued +hcx+ as per fhe 52¢?icm 52% 0f firm IrQdian Faraésf Ac? 9 *Fe araPr m quesfmn was mmrim in ngfure, fharézfm‘al i‘ha rsvisiomi grovisiws af sub-secfian (4) 6f 4. CaumL hag righ'Hy mjac‘rzd fhe revi Tm K: ‘Lu Hus “2mm n? we bak Vécncn C +‘ 52mA 61I fhe In<i§an £z7§glyiafé ,4ufkarif3/ may @573 swat pre€5rvarfon or dispax/ (7f r1 m fha pmvisiam 0f sub-season {4) cf Fwesf Act $27: i'l' envisages 141a? “#ia .i 7 wears l of llmmrim’Wamré far cu5fady, acassary} af file 5ubjecf mariEr 9f canf9k'caflbn, as may qppearr fq 5e Jils'f or praper in #13 clhcums’fancas' of #:a “age". Thg propar‘i’y in ques‘rion, +r mrr‘ying fares? wood (Eeaja weod 1rhe Wacnr TroHey was seized cm: awo'r' fnoHgy of The trzg‘l'i‘l'ioner was found 3 and upon “Hm? 1"ne said woo& ainng wi‘rh i during enquiry, The saé tractor Troliey was reiaased on Supurdginama in ”ox/our of fhe pefifioner. However, affer emumy in accaraance wrm law m Sm”. The auThorized m‘ficer reached 1'6 The éang1u§lan +hg1' ‘Hng +mc+or 'rrmi y in qua£ian Wqé fguné garrying férgsi' wood, and accnrdingiy, he passed rdar‘ far confisca‘rinn af fhz said fracfor Troikzy under 5ecTisn 52 of The I dian a=crasT, Act, 192?. New! discretica anémm Wm mayEWWW WW§WIM ‘ amn<aa%a ,z;~’ aamm Learned CQLmSa ‘1e p: dfianei‘ submiw fhcn‘ The arder- of %h-2 XI-HC—22 . .m33§(3.2/'m 200$ r W ........... . ......... ... ..... WWW mm with—111% mmmw WW§WI§W , #3- éxmanw as per #he pmvisiorxs sf sub-sec‘rion {4) af Secficn 5Z~A of me Indian Fara? Acf, 1927, has bggn givgn +¢ i‘hg appeilqfg guf‘rwr‘i‘h/ for ini'g‘ri'm cusmdy‘ i115 fha properfy as mm appear fa be jug? and proper in fhe ‘circumsmnces. cf The case, an: me appaHm‘e auThor-iTy direcfed The pefi‘h‘onar +a produce ?he ‘h‘acfm #rciiey, ‘Hnareaffer, oniy fhe appsai wiii ha héard. The 5u,:;ur'dginama s subjzcif ‘f'a furi’hér ard'érs- 0f "r'hé aufhgri‘ry. Ngw, fhe appeliafa i'hgri‘i'y has dirgcféd i'ha pafi~fianar 1'4: produce “Hag +md'm4 frDHey. Th properfy vws re1easea' on $upurdginamg mareiy 9n 'rhe grcurad Tha'r duri g The pendemcy §fvproceedings of The ‘ appeal, +he properw shouid naf ame junk. Taking. care of suci'i si‘i‘uafiw; fhe iagmw Add§f§onai SeS$i¢ns Ledge has“ aiready direcfeci fhe ggfi‘rioner Tc surrender The Trac‘rar' Tro‘fey ?hin 1§ days and fhe appeHaTe auThari‘iy ims’been direcred +o decide fhe :appea! WH‘nin one mon'Hn. Therefore, fhe £earned AddiTicnai Sessians Judge has Taken «care regardmg ‘me preperw in que31‘i9n Thaf H' ghould nof bewmg junk during fhe. pendgncy x31? fha appgnl. In fhé circum§+mces, wifhauf gaing infg i'he ques‘fien whe'i'her fine revisian’was mainminabie againsf fhe impugned order er net I cm 0f The opinion “Pha‘? 'i'he order in ques‘h’on canno'l' be frea'i'ed as wii'houf jurisdicfion or Tha‘r The Addifiom! §essions Eudge has commh‘fed my érr‘eguiarW m p Therefore, I d9 m? fimi any su‘usfnnca if: ‘i’his wri‘i‘ pefi‘rion. éccordingiy, fh‘e nefifmn is disrrissed. Howevgr, on producfianof fha assing fhz impugrtéé qrdgr, b a u c i XI—HC—22 3a W, EHIWg, WW a 2005‘ m 31"