JUDGMENT :

1. Heard the parties.

2. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1358 of 2018 has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Complaint Case No. 232 of 2018 (Forest) including the order taking cognizance dated 08.03.2018 under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Bokaro and Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1064 of 2020 has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Complaint Case No. 1233 of 2018 (Forest) including the order taking cognizance dated 23.06.2019 under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Bokaro

3. The allegation against the petitioners in Complaint Case No. 232 of 2018 (Forest) in respect of which Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1358 of 2018 has been filed is that the petitioners were constructing house after encroaching over plot no. 15 of Mouza – Bandhagoda, Thana No. 35 which is a protected forest land. The forest officials reached the