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2026 Supreme(Jhk) 374

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Laxmi Mahto @ Lakshmi Mahto – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. R.N. Sahay, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Yashvardhan, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mrs. Vandana Bharti, Addl.P.P.

Table of Content
1. petition under crpc 482 to quash proceedings. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
2. clearing protected forest for building alleged. (Para 5)
3. notifications under s.30(b) lapse after 30 years. (Para 6 , 7)
4. s.30(a),(c) notifications have no time limit. (Para 8)
5. s.30(c) prohibits clearing indefinitely; no quashing. (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
6. petition dismissed as without merit. (Para 12)

JUDGMENT :

ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.

Heard the parties.

2. This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the prayer to quash the entire criminal proceedings against the petitioners in connection with Complaint Case No. 2284 of 2018 pending in the Court of the learned SDJM, Giridih registered for the offences punishable under Section 33(1)(c) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the order taking cognizance dated 16.05.2019 passed by the learned SDJM, Giridih in the said case and other reliefs.

3. At the outset, the learned senior counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners do not press other reliefs and confine their prayer only to quash the entire criminal proceedings including the order taking c

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