ALANGARAJ Vs. ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS TRICHY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE three petitioners are the accused in C. C. No. 217 of 1981 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Trichy. THE third petitioner is stated to be the wife of the first petitioner. This is a petition filed under S. 482, Crl. P. C. praying to call for the records and quash the proceedings in C. C. No. 217 of 1981 on the file of the Judicial First Class magistrate-1, Trichy.

(2.) ACCORDING to the petition, the respondent originally filed the Complaint on 24th June, 1981 against the first and second petitioners for the offences under Ss. 35 and 36 of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act read with s. 3 (1) of the Tamil Nadu Sandalwood Possession Rules 1970, and, according to the prosecution, the house of the first petitioner was searched on 8th July, 1980 at about 8 a. m. and sandalwood weighing about 23kgs. were seized from his house. At that time the first petitioner was not present.

(3.) WITH this observation, this petition is allowed quashing the said proceedings against the petitioners. The case records are directed to be sent to the trial court without any delay, along with copy of the order.