IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRANAY VERMA ON THE 5^th OF JULY, 2022 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No.27270 of 2022 Between:-

LAXMI NARAYAN S/O DEVKARAN GAWALI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION : AGRICULTURIST, 1. VILALGE BAIJAGVADA, TEHSIL SATWAS, DISTRICT – DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

GOVIND S/O DEVKARAN GAWALI, BAIJAGVADA, 2. TEHSIL SATWAS, DISTRICT – DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....APPLICANTS (SHRI VIKAS YADAV, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE APPLICANT)

AND THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH, THROUGH FOREST CIRCLE, SATWAS, DISTRICT - DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....NON-APPLICANT (SHRI KAMAL KUMAR TIWARI, LEARNED GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR THE NON-APPLICANT / STATE)

This application coming on for order this day, the court passed the following:

O R D E R

Heard with the aid of case-diary.

1. This is applicant's first application under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 for grant of anticipatory bail, as the applicants are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.440/2011 registered at Police Station Forest Circle, Satwas, District-Dewas (MP) for offence punishable under Section 26 of Indian Forest Act, 1927, 2, 3, 7, 56, 58, 59, 63 of Biodiversity Act, 2002, Rule 17