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Amit Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Forest Department Government Of Bihar, Patna and Ors.

Patna HC24 Sept 2018CR. WJC/646/2018

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The Patna High Court directed the Divisional Forest Officer to dispose of a pending provisional release petition within 30 days and warned of costs for delay.

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Direction to the Authorized Officer-cum-Divisional Forest Officer to dispose of the pending provisional release application within 30 days.

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Amit Kumar Sah Vs The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Forest Department Government Of Bihar, Patna and Ors. — Patna HC (2018) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.646 of 2018

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Amit Kumar Sah, S/o- Bhukhan Sah, Resident of VillageKhudhnu, P.S.- Agrer, District- Rohtas.

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.... .... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary Forest Department Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram.

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The Authorised Officer cum Divisional Forest Officer Rohtas, Sasaram.

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The Forestar Tilauthu Sasaram Forest Circle at and P.O.Sasaram, P.S.- Sasaram, District- Rohtas.

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.... .... Respondents

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Shankar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anant Prasad Singh (Sc-15)

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=================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER

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2. 24-09-2018

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The Authorized Officer-cum-Divisional

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Forest Officer, Rohtas, Sasaram is directed to consider the provisional release petition of the petitioner, a copy of which has been brought on record by Annexure-3 to the present application.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner informs this court that the provisional release petition is pending since 13.12.2017.

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In that view of the matter, the Authorized Officer-cum-Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram shall ensure that the application of the petitioner must be heard and disposed of within a

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Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.646 of 2018 (2) dt.24-09-2018

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period of 30 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Let it be recorded that because of pendency of such application the court is being burdened in its extraordinary writ jurisdiction with this kind of release matters. The Authorized officer cum Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram is therefore required to consider such applications within a reasonable time failing which this court may, in appropriate case, be constrained to impose cost against the authorities.

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This application stands disposed off with the aforesaid direction.

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(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.)

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Rajeev/-

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Amit Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Forest Department Government Of Bihar, Patna and Ors.

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