IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36642 of 2008 MUSAFIR RAM Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Range Officer, Bhabhua Territorial range,Department of Environment & Forest, Government of Bihar, District-Kaimur (Bhabhua). ----------- 2. 11.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner, who is the Mukhia, apprehends arrest in a prosecution under Sections 33 of the Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989 and Sections 29 & 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The allegations are with regard to storage of Kendu leaves. Learned counsel submits that by Government instructions, Panchayat is competent to collect Kendu leaves within the limit of Panchayat. Considering the same, the Kendu leaves in question for which the present F.I.R. has been lodged has been directed to be released in favour of the petitioner in CWJC No. 11122 of 2004 preferred by him. Likewise in another similar prosecution with regard to collection of Kendu leaves considering the powers given to the Gram Panchayat by the State Government for the same, the petitioner has been enlarged on bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 24544 of 2008. Let the petitioner, abovenamed surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, when he shall be 2 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri R.K. Tripathi, Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Kaimur at Bhabhua in Forest Case No. 16 (F)/2004 Trial No. 1040 of 2007. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)