IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5264 of 2010 1. YOGENDRA SAHNI 2. JAGO SAHNI & 3. BANARSI DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR -------- 2 01.04.2010. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for offence under sections 41,42,51 and 52 of the Indian Forest Act on the allegation that they were indulged in cutting forest trees. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per FIR itself it appears that the informant learnt from unnamed villagers about cutting of trees by them. However, no part of tree has been recovered. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent. In the facts of the case, as the petitioner no.3 is a lady, let her as above be released on bail in the event of surrender within six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, Ist class, Dalsingsarai, Samastipur in G.O. case no. 23 of 2006(TR No.612 of 2009). Prayer for bail of the petitioner no. 1 and 2 as above is refused with direction to surrender and seek regular bail within a period of eight weeks from today, which would be disposed of on its own merit also taking into account that they are aged about 70 years and have no criminal antecedent, preferably on the same day, without being prejudiced by this order. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)