The trial companyrt after appreciation of various evidences presented before it, companyvicted the accusedrespondents under Section 87 of the Act read with Section 34 of IPC and sentenced them to undergo Simple Imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000 individually.
The accused were accordingly charged for offence punishable under Section 87 of the Act, read with Sections 379 and 34 of IPC.
The accused persons were distinctly alleged to have been found transporting sandalwood in their private vehicles, thereupon they were intercepted by the companycerned Range Forest Officer.
458/2007 respectively wherein, the High Court allowed the appeals preferred by the accusedrespondents and acquitted them of offence under Section 87 of the Karnataka Forest Act hereinafter the Act read with Sections 379 and 34 of Indian Penal Code IPC .
Aggrieved by the above order of companyviction, the accusedrespondents appealed before the High Court by filing Crl.
Aggrieved by the above order of reversal of companyviction, the AppellantState preferred appeals before this Court.
Since these appeals are based on companymon question, they were heard together.
Aggrieved by the above order of acquittal, the State of Karnataka has preferred these appeals.
438/2007, Crl.
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458/2007.
1469/2007 and Crl.
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