IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA SLA No.82 of 2010 ANIT KUMAR VERMA Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 7. 03.03.2011. After having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and after having heard the learned counsel for the respondents, the court finds that there are good grounds for not granting Special Leave to Appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal passed by Sri Amit Kumar Pandey, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, in Complaint Case No.779 of 2004 on 18th May, of 2010. The allegation was that the accused persons of the case forcibly carried away the pumping set of the complainant from the place of occurrence which was a field. The offence was committed at about 3 A.M. on 3.3.2003. The complaint petition was lodged in respect of the occurrence some times in 2004 after quite some delay. One of the witnesses has stated in his evidence that the complainant was properly informed about the occurrence by him. The informant also stated that some of the witnesses like- Anu Kumar Verma, had 2 informed him. But in spite of that, there was no attempt made by the complainant to inform the police so as to get the houses or the place where the machine could have been concealed or kept searched and the same recovered. Besides, the learned court below while dealing to the evidence of the witnesses, has considered the fact that the machine was purchased from a particular supplier who was located in Sitamarhi whereas; the complainant was a resident of a village in Chapra. There was no document produced regarding the purchase and possession of the machine. It further appears that no attempt was made by the complainant even to inform the local level officers like, the Sarpanch or the Choukidar. These are some of the reasons which find favour with the court in not granting Special Leave to Appeal. The judgement and order of acquittal in that behalf appears properly passed. The S.L.A. is dismissed. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha,J.)