IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27159 of 2008 AWADHESH SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 18.8.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Official Complaint Case No.48(C)3F/06 for the alleged offences registered under sections 3A & 33 of the Indian Forest Act (Bihar Amendment). It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is a land-holder of certain plots as would be appearing from perusal of Annexure 1. It is further submitted that the prosecution report has been prepared after more than two and half months inasmuch as not denying the fact that the petitioner is a land-holder of certain areas, which fall under Nawada Division. The allegation is that the labourers were found cutting the rock from the area, which falls under Rajgir Division. However, both are adjacent to each other. Therefore, opinions were expressed in the prosecution report that so long the boundary of 2 the areas is not demarcated, it is very difficult to caught hold the offenders. It is further submitted that as a matter of fact, the petitioner is not found to be present nor excavating the rocks. Considering the submissions, as noticed above, it is directed that petitioner Awadhesh Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Official Complaint Case No.48(C)3F/06, within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sri S. Ram, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Nalanda (Biharsharif), in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)