IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42779 of 2010 SUNDAR DEVI @ SUNDAR BAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ---------- 03/ 14.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. Petitioner seeks her bail in connection with Forest Case no.39F/2009 registered under various sections of Wild Life Protection Act. Allegedly, one iron trap which is said to be used to catch the tiger as well as bunch of hair of tiger was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It further appears from perusal of the impugned order that some other cases of similar nature were also lodged against the petitioner but admittedly, petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 21.9.2009 and as per submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner only sub-clause (1) of section 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act is applicable against the petitioner and as per above stated provision the maximum punishment is only up to three years. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, petitioner, Sundar Devi @ Sundar Bai is directed to be released on bail in connection with Forest Case no. 39F/2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah subject to the conditions that one of the sureties must be local and holder of the landed property. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)