M ‘ ® EEGE CQEJ'RT {iii—1‘ SEEAT“?i§G£§EHV £33? EELJégE’iJ'R WRIT f’ETiTiGN {Ci fia. 83Gi2fmf§ ?ETiTiGE€ER H3ri i’ ‘iShna Kuidip ‘Jersug RE§F§EEEE? Stat€ of Chhattisgarh Orfier pOS‘L for [6 -‘7-’2‘C)G$ xs Eitxk‘l bUUk i GE thi§£§ I]. ibkxAKti & .1 3£IL3§5YUK wgyg vmm‘rnw 1m Nn £3nlonaa 1):; 5-- RB‘B'I‘ s .L(‘A‘mrl‘ 51;! s. T 1‘ L‘nuy, agbu I aux, kn“+ La, v‘.) rx nanw v \JQ‘ 3, D AA} u FOCiQdOI’l 18J1Sli $1ta281 11 UlStL. PJGY+ x Ban/mi, T2 1xcuLk€I‘ 1n {pG, I" \ " ii lui‘mK ’ Haii hrmnnd hu‘ldip, Sio Jairam 'T Versus; VVRII PEA U LON UNLHLK AKHLLL Z 1 f U — CONSTITLmaN 01? 1191319.. 1 JW [WQ v u a u C X w “ m ’v 16 -‘ L) L \D A Mbmmi d Wim the congeni of fne pariie‘s, The petitian was heard for Ema} C‘iiSpOSai at admission siage. 2. T116 petitioner’S jaép bearing regiSuation Na CG lull/(Ju45 “783 SLOD 36d. UV Li1€ BOIESL JKlClaiS at 12 oU 111 the ilight of 313 May, 2006 116w“ Machandur Naka. Thaw were thrae occupantS in £116 jEEp. On Checking, 3.52 quintais of Maida Chhai {forESt praduce) was found concealed m 8 phckets with Amchm‘. The jeep was Seized {01‘ translmrtmg foreSi pmduce in vioia’tion 01" Section 4i of the indian Forest Act, €27 3’01" brevity, hel‘einaiter‘refei‘red to as ‘the i331 0i ’ , 1€ 7; and: Ellie 3 of CG Abhivahaii {Vanopaj} Niyam, 2OCL {fer brevity“, hei‘eiilaftei‘ refeiTeci to a3 ‘the Ruiee of 2G6 I) aiid the same weie’eonfiecated wide}; Section 52 ne ACL 01 i 2 F iiUL v. ’ Stan of Chhatusgarh ti '_ 1 r" now n+y‘“ (‘4‘ + ova/4 nnv1a11n a Vb‘rl3hlVG‘LU‘ U1 J. \J.‘ bx)b GJJAJ. QiJiJbllaLU auLnOuu', hanker ml cle hankel “:nk «11a Dnn nvJrn .LJIDLL LVU; Ll; DQDLCU. , limlkbl \\.. \l} Fmsent :‘ Shri D. N. Prajapati, AC‘Wocate, forihe p6titi0ner. blTn Kagemna A21 awal Eana Lawx 6?, '"01‘ ' 33V tne Autnorizecl Ofncer aild Sub Divisional Offlcer, Kamier vide order damd 28-12%006 {Annexure F—E}. The anneal Dreierraa 13V ms peuiieuer weiS aiSo dis‘miSsed bv the Rupei‘iate Authoritv vide order damd 12—3—2007 ‘(Annexm‘e F- 3. The petitiener meferred Criminal Revisian No. 14i2007 D6131? {116 ACKQIUOHai 568310115 dudga NOTU’l 38818.1", KallKEl" and tne same has been dismissed bv the impugned order dated 9— 1-2008 Ifmnexme Fa 1‘1. 3. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner, who is registereri owner of the vehieie in question, was not aware of the fact that his vehicie A “7&3 D6111g US€Ci i0? 1116E81 tranSDOlTaUOH Of H16 iOl‘ESt BFOGuCé and he was annriseci about the same for the first time bV his (111516? aitEI‘ U16 VéDlCle ‘WaS SEIZBG. '1’116 10T€St DI‘OCiuCE EvaS, i1} tact, purchased UV one Budin‘ani‘froni Mukesh Kumar. Said tindhram, his son Heeralai anti driver Uttain Sahu were traveling in the Ieen'wnen the seizure was affected. However, the Authorized @fticer‘without appreciation of the evidence avanahie on record, has recorded a finding that the petitioner was traveling 1n tne ieep at the tinie Oi ineldent, which is a perverse tinding, arrived at UV ignoring the evidence avaiiabie 011 l‘eCOI‘Q. 4. Rem/“mg upon the juflgment 111 the matter State of ELF. ——v- Ram Gonai Sharmal. it was armmc’i that whema the €V1Ci€11C€ aVallaDie 011 I‘ECOFO‘. €Stai311311€8 IgllOl‘allC6 Oi (WW—161‘ Oi cammlssien of 811V wrest oflance DV‘ his venlcm, VEHICLE calnwt b6 conflScamd. D. Tile AUUlOfLZEd UIHCél‘ I’EYVH‘LQ UDOH U16 €V1C1€11C€ OI il1€ pl‘OSECUjElOH KV1U1€SS€S 11am€1y,. Ullal—Hal Sanu, UuKaI‘U. K8111, SODI‘lal‘alll and KaKESH iiu11181‘ Yadav aflCi EISO COI'lSlCiEi‘H‘lE U16 IaCi that {116 VEHlClE KNaS SEIZEG H‘Gnl IDE CUSTDQV Oi U16 DetiUOH€T H1 U16 [HICHICHHJQ 111E111 OI 51“ PilaV and. 1‘“ dune, 2006 at about 12.30 and the seizure memo bearS the Signaiure 0f the peiiiioner, has; he‘id that iiiegai transportetion of forest produce from "the vehicie in question, he‘s been established. The Detiuoner /' owner of the vehicle was preSent OH i116 SDOt and 1116 O‘R7116f OI H16 V€HiCl€ Cild 110t taKE SUIIiClEDt DTECauUOn t0 €HSUT€ Ulat‘ihe IOlBSt OITEI‘lce iS 110T. CO1111111T$€C1 UV i116 Cil‘lVEl‘, VVDICH lS lllC‘UcaUVB OI 111$ H1VOlV€lll€ll£ and “S1i611T. COHSEHT. OI tile C011111115S10H Oi U16 offence._ The above finding has been arrived at 17V the Authorized Offlcer after due 1narehah‘hg of the evidence availah‘ie on record. The Appehaie Authority as, aieo the l€afil€d Addi‘LiOllal SESSLOHS Judge, DY €116 llllDUEI-ied OFGEI‘ has confntneti the finding of ‘the Authorized Uhicei‘ aiter €iaDOl’at€iV Ci€ai111g ‘WITJ‘J tilt? 6V1G€11C€ aVaIiaDiE 01-1 TCCOFCL THE 1 mm/ Lynx 1/ \ ”mn‘r“ :Vir Wm LVQLr‘. 66 974 ‘n defence of the Detitimla‘ that {he Véhicle in auesiion was iet OH 1111‘6 [O 0116 Eudfxl‘al‘H, ‘VVHO ‘DL‘LFCJ’JaSGCi AmCnul‘ H‘Olll Mukesh Kumar aim the said Budm‘am amng Wltn ms 3011‘ H€€l"8iai 811G (Hi—v76? Uttalll Sallu “761‘6 DI‘ESCHt HI $116 @6613 at U16 ‘516Va1’1t iilIX€ , haS DC€H (HS DEHEVBQ “WET CiuE COEiSldEi‘aUOl1 01 IE6 EVlCiEHCE Oi U16 d€i611c€ 'WlUlESS. b. in th6 matter of Ram Gena} Sharmai, there was no dispuie between the parties, tiltt the materiai available on reeom’ esta wishes; that the nan~avmicant who xvaS Gwner 0i U16 V6111Cl6 VVaS 110?. awal‘6 OX Ti16 COILTIEHSSEOE OI £116 OI161'1C6 111 reiation to the forest produce being trailswomeci by 1118 / vehic‘e. In that View 0i" the matter, the petition 01 the State agaihst refusai‘ of camiscation aha release 01 the Vemcie invoived in the Offence has been (itsmisaed. 'I’ . HOVV6V61‘, 111 U16 lllStalli 6836, all U16 U11‘66 COUTES, OD the basis of due anvreeiation of the evidence avaiiahie on 1‘6C01‘d, HaV6 1‘6COX‘Ci6Q & COHCUJT€HY illlalllg OI IaCt Ill-lat U16 116111616 Oi £116 i36t1t101161‘ ‘WaS 61123g6d in HiEgal U‘al—lSDOl’EaUOH Of forest produce and the’uetitioneri the ownei‘ of the vehicle H1111361I W’aS D1‘68611t at U16 $11116, VVH611 U16 V6HlCl6 “7&3 stepDed for checking and the iiiegai foreSt produce was recovered from his vehicie; the vehicle in question was seized from the custodv of the petitioner in the night or the moment allfl H1113 111V01V61’116IK Of U16 DetltlOHeI’ ill £116 iOl‘6St OH611C6 lS uh h eStabiiShed. The above fméiing recorded b‘y‘ the Couns below IS Daseci on proper appreciation of the evic‘mnce avaiiable on recam and {he same (ices not cali for any intem‘a‘ence in exerase 01- writ ml‘iSdiction under Ariicie 2’27 of file constlmtion of india. t5. b‘o " ihe aforesaid reasons, the writ vetiticn is diemissec‘i. Sdl- ‘ Dhirendra Mis‘i‘lga?‘ Judge I ;,4 ay¢ i «