allegation that appellant was involved in
illegal mining of sand from the Yamuna basin. An FIR was registered by
the police suo motu having come ... know that some persons were removing and
selling sand from the Yamuna basin for the last so many days. On receipt
of such information
quash the aforementioned FIRs
registered against them for illegal mining/transportation of sand.
2. As common question of law is involved in all these petitions ... whether even after compounding the case of
illegal mining of minerals like sand/stone/yellow soil etc. by the
competent authority, the wrongdoer
Yamuna river, they saw that some people were doing illegal mining of sand by J.C.B. machine and some tractor trolley, dumper, etc loaded ... along with the police report;
(iii) Since the offence of mining of sand without permission is punishable Under Section 21 of the said
because they were engaged in
the business of illegal mining of sand from the nearby river and used to pass over
the land on which ... cultivating presently while transporting sand (which he had
stopped them from doing since he started farming). He also alleged that he, and
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Kanwar Enterprises Pvt.
Ltd., which was granted rights to excavate sand vide mining lease
over Plot No. 2/4, measuring 12.35 acre and Plot ... Village Nandni. However, it is alleged that
the appellant was mining sand outside the permitted area in
Village Babhni numbered as 534/2 where
registered under Section 379 of IPC, on the allegation that theft of sand
belonging to the Government was committed by the accused, is illegal ... against the
petitioners in the FIRs is that they committed theft of sand from rivers and
river beds belonging to the Government. The said
Dangerous Activities
of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons,
Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and persons engaged in Black
Marketing of Essential Commodities ... Indian
Penal Code. All 4 CRs pertain to theft of sand. The incidents
relating to the two in-camera witnesses relate to threat and assault
were stopped, in which
sand was filled. Sub Inspector-Pradeep Saraf inquired about the sand
from the driver, but driver was unable to give ... explanation about
the said sand. They had no permit for transporting the sand then
Dumpers were seized with the sand. First Information was lodged
under
July 2002. As per the complaint, there was illegal
lifting of sand from the Panchayat land by the lessees which was in
complete violation ... Ludhiana informed the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana
about the said illegal lifting of sand. The officials of Police Station,
Machhiwara lodged an FIR No. 17 dated
DISTRICT COLLECTORS IN
THE STATE DATED 11.11.2010 DIRECTING THAT THE VEHICLE
TRANSPORTING SAND FROM OUTSIDE STATE SHALL NOT BE SEIZED.
A9 TRUE COPY ... Kerala Protection of River Banks
and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 (hereinafter
referred
