.. 1 _ IN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 14'"-" DAY OF NOVEMBER 2008 BEFORE mm Howsw MRJUSTICE 3.3. m1é;r.:.._ "
BETWEEN:
M.P.Abdu1 Rehaman,
S / o. Puthabba,
Aged about 62 years, Major,
Malnad Enterprises,
Mahadevpct, Madikeri, V
Kodagu Disfiiet.
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(By Sri.T.I.AbduI}a,_ Adv. f(;.1t ii¢g{ié. Axgsséciatés; Qadvs.)
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. State of ‘ ‘ ~
RC1?» 30.? its
Department of ‘Fo:x”‘e$: ‘ Environment,
Multistoxied Building,
Dr; ix-mbcdkar _Ve’e£:lhi,’
Bahgalbm –
, ‘I”he Aufladfiécd Oficer 6:.
£3eput_V~CbnSarvator of Fomsts,
‘- .Madike1-imizision, Madikem. RESPOKDENTS
‘ (By S4ii..NV’;V.Manjunath, GP. for R-1 85 2)
.. AA Writ Petition is fihed under Articles 226 8:. 227 of the
VA * C’;oz.LstAii:ut:ien of India praying to quash the order of the 23*’
. ‘-aiponécnt passed in Case N0.AI)M/ FOG] GEE] 51691] 89-90
claéed 05.06.1998 as per Aunexure-A and also the order passeci
By the Ieamcd E)is1rict and Sessions Judge, Kodagu, Madikexti,
1’11 Criminal Appeal No.76/1998 dated 09.10.2003. produced as
per A1:11:1exure-B.
WRIT PETITIOH Ho.g7174- or goes ;§m.§ r~a;2;V’ J’ K
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12. Learned Sessions Judge has not considered the”-absence
of any show:-cause notice to the petitioner and the ozniasion on
the part of the Authorised Oficer in providing an to
cIoss~exam1’11e the compiainant and”to«.1eac'{ his’ ‘mam. Vevideyn-ce.’ j n
He has only proceeded on the
that one bag containing the out’
from the car. This witness nbeen for cross-
examination and the been provided an
opportunity to havev his was no legally
acceptable Authorised Gfficer.
Learned Seeeione’ sight of these aspects of
the rnatifer. ‘ . V
13. In theda}.$ovev’ciIcun1atances, if the matter is remanded at
this fie’Si1..consideration, no useful purpose will be
AV”.’Vsc1fs%e:1’aa,_it~ x§r*i1i”2ae dificult to ascertain the men having regard
to 19 years flow. the date of the incident.
«The which the proceedings are conducted. by the 25″‘
‘A “‘v;esponden’t axe very unsatisfactory. At any rate, the criminal
.’Ad&’ea};e”ieAg;istezed against all the accused in the case has ended in
Therefore, I do not consider it a. fit case for being
dd ‘4 A. remanded for flesh enquiry in accordance with law.
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14. in the result and far the foregoing, this Writ petition is
allowed. The impugned. orders passed are quashed. No casts.
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PKS