IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14888 of 2009 1. RAM KESHWAR SINGH S/O LATE CHANDRADEO SINGH R/O VILL- UJJAINI P.S- TANDWA, DISTT- AURANGABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE FOREST DIVISIONAL OFFICER CUM AUTHORISED OFFICER, AURANGABAD FOREST DIVISION, AURANGABAD 3. THE FOREST OFFICER, GAMBRIA RESERVED FOREST DISTRICT- AURANGABAD ----------- 2 5.1.2010 The present writ application is directed against the order passed by the Forest Divisional Officer-cum-Authorized Officer, Aurangabad, dated 11.9.2009, in Confiscation Case no. 13 of 2009 by which petitioner’s tractor including trailer has been confiscated under Section 15(3) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Petitioner submits that in course of proceeding he was given to understand that the vehicle was being released and as such he had to give his thumb impression on the receipt of the Tractor. It transpires that the paper on which thumb impression was taken in course of proceeding was later drawn up to show that he had accepted his guilt and on basis thereof alone confiscation has been ordered. In my view, the proper remedy for the petitioner, in view of the controversial facts aforesaid, is to file statutory appeal against the order of confiscation. If such an appeal is filed within three weeks from today, the appellate authority would entertain the same after condoning the delay and decide the same on merit keeping in mind that the petitioner does not accept so called acceptance of guilt made in course of the 2 proceeding. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is permitted to be withdrawn. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)