Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010205622025 2025:GAU-AS:12381 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2227/2025 SRI DAKE THOMAS S/O- DAKE CHAMA, RESIDENT OF BALIJAN, TARASO, P.O. -DARIABILL, P.S.- BALIJAN, DIST-PAPUM PARE, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, PIN-791123 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS STANDING COUNSEL, FOREST DEPARTMENT, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. L GOGOI, Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER 10.09.2025 1. Heard Mr. L. Gogoi, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. I. Borthakur, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. D. Gogoi, the learned Special Public Prosecutor, Wildlife. 2. This application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Page No.# 2/3 Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner, namely, Sri Dake Thomas, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Offence No. BG/WL/03 of 2025 under Sections 27/29/50(1)(c) and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. 3. The gist of accusation in this case is that on 16.07.2025, the Forest Beat Officer, Singlijan had filed a report regarding seizure of a JCB vehicle, which was used for clearing jungle inside Borgang Forest Range and thereby, it is also alleged in the said report that the driver of the JCB vehicle fled away with the staff of the Borgang Forest Range approaching the spot. Thereafter, the aforesaid offence has been registered. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the original owner of the JCB vehicle, which has been seized in this case. However, he had already sold the said JCB to one Ngurang Tonke. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in no way involved in the offence alleged in the said report and he is ready to co-operate in the investigation. 6. On the other hand, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Wildlife Department submits that if the petitioner co-operates in the investigation, he do not have any objection to the prayer made by the petitioner in this bail case. 7. Considering the submissions made by the counsel for both sides, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to appear before the Forest Beat Officer, Singlijan, Biswanath in connection with the Offence Report No. BG/WL/03 of 2025. If he does so Page No.# 3/3 within the stipulated period of time, in the event of his arrest in the aforesaid case, he shall be allowed to go on bail of Rs. 30,000/- with a suitable surety of like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the arresting authority with following conditions that:- (i) the petitioner shall appear before the Forest Beat Officer, Singlijan, Biswanath within 10(ten) days from the date of this order and shall co- operate with the investigation; and (ii) the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to the informant or to any other person who may be acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing such facts before the Forest Beat Officer, Singlijan, Biswanath or to any Court. 8. With the above observations, this anticipatory bail application is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant