prevent abuse of the process of any Court and third limb is otherwise to secure the ends of justice. But this inherent power under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. it should be exercised sparingly, judiciously, judicially and cautiously. But the petitioner is arraigned as accused No.1 in FOC No.35/2018-19 and this criminal prosecution was initiated against the accused based upon the complaint report made by the RFO who is the competent authority. The criminal law was set into motion wherein the aforesaid offences were lugged against the accused which is reflected in the FIR itself. But the crime came to be registered vide Annexure-A under the provisions of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 and Karnataka Forest Conservation Act, 1980. When once the criminal law is set into motion, the domain it is vested with the investigating agency as under Section 173(2) of Cr.P.C. to record the statement of witnesses and so also securing the material documents in order to laying of the charge sheet against the accused before the Court having jurisdiction. But the case in FOC No.35/2018-19 is registered in the year 2018 and it is almost completion of more than two
