IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29348 of 2011 1. Ram Prasad Sah, Son of late Nathuni Sah. 2. Sanjay Sah, Son of late Nathuni Sah. Resident of village-Balia, P.S.-Benipatti, District-Madhubani. …………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar ………….Opp. Party. ----------- 2 26.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case in which cognizance for the offence punishable under Sections 33, 41, 42, 52 and 69 of the Indian Forest Act and Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 14 of the Bihar Saw Mill Act has been taken. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that in the present case the prosecution report was filed on 27.10.2002 and the cognizance has been taken by order dated 15.2.2010 i.e. after lapse of 8 years of the incident of occurrence. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the order taking cognizance was barred under Section 468(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as there is no order for extension of period of limitation passed under Section 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Considering the nature of allegation and submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioners, let the petitioners, namely, (i) Ram Prasad Sah and (ii) Sanjay Sah in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks 2 from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with G.O. Case No. 450 of 2002 (Tr. No. 2646 of 2010) subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)