IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36947 of 2008 MAIRUDDIN MIYAN, S/O KUDARAT MIYAN, R/O VILLAGE PAKARI ASHOK, P.S. PIPARA, DISTRICT-EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI. -PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR. –OPP.PARTY 2 21.11.2008 The first information report alleges offences said to have been committed under the Forest Act. The Forest produce involved in the offence was seized and in relation to the seized articles confiscation proceedings were initiated. Confiscation proceeding has resulted in assessment of compensation for the offence so committed at Rs.25,000/- and the value of the seized Forest goods at Rs.1,50,000/-. The Confiscating Officer has stated in his order that on payment of the said sum of Rs.1,75,000/- the seized goods shall belong to the petitioner and no further proceeding shall lie against him. It appears that the petitioner paid a sum of Rs.1,75,000/- by demand draft on 06th March, 2008. Considering these aspects of the matter, the application for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on 2 his furnishing bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran, in O.C. Case no. 363 of 2007, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Barin Ghosh, J.) AAhmad