Karnataka High Court
R.Mamatha Vidya Shankar vs State Of Karnataka on 11 December, 2009
Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh
Bench: Huluvadi G.Ramesh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BANGALORE '
DATED THIS THE 11"' DAY OF Ii)ECEI\/I_B'i§;Rf _
BEFORE
THE HON*BL;=; MR. JUSTXCE HUL:._'UV'A I)»I. ;G.:R/S;MOESfiié
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AGED ABOUT 4§{)Y'R_S.:
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A" A TAD£¢ST;u¢1f MANDYA PETITIONERS
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\,AND 5
OF KARNATAKA
A by RANGE FOREST OFFECER
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2.. A case has been 1'egistered ttgainst the petiti0_t1e1's by
the 1'es;p0hden1/"tines! ttuthorities allegiztg the e:1c1'()aL'.hnie--1.jt'hf
f01'estl;md and also for the commis-.~;ion of \iz:':'.i_{)Lt:»"=Qi"t'enee4S V'
under the Forest Conservzttion Act of 3991"}. '_ '
3. Heztrd.
4. The main g1'iev£rmi'e_oi'.the'pet'i--:Viottet;is is that in the case
of non--c0ghi7.ab!e-- of'f'ene'es'._* ttfi pe1f'..Se;:tit>h* £550) of Cr.P.C.
prior pe1*rr1i;::__;Efi~:1__ df..tE1e"Re/Ia_g;i:»;.t_rz1tt.e Ought to have been taken by
the iI1V'esti.gatiV11gV.;*rt't'iCei9"h_e'fe.:'e: proceeding itwestigation of the
matter ;111d._f'iiit:1g the 'cEtza!,fge--.tsi1eet against the petitioners, as held
in the -den:isih1:V.,v1jep'(}i'1'teti ih (I996) 1! SCC 557 in the Case of
Kei'§Lh}avE}___ga! tThaki1r'«State 0t'Bihar by the Apex Court.
5.v.[t1"'§j.§e'w' of the above, with liberty to the respondent»
auth0ritie;~;: to proceed in a:ccordam:e with law, the impugned }31'(>ceeciiiigs pE3I1LiiE1§_1 a=':g:;1in:st the: petitémiers in C.C.N.233/(..)8 are quashed. Acci):'cii:'igly. petition is zilfoweci.
Lemned S.P.P. is pemiittcéd to" file ~IhEs.__" 'i--1ic'_I2i(i 0}' appez,-iramce within £'our weeks 1iTroi'r1 tn.)iL'§--.:A:yi.'V--