GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MOTIUR RAHMAN LASKAR V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, June 11 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 11:

1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC for short) with prayer for restoration of Criminal Petition No. 461/2017, by recalling or modifying or cancelling the order dated 01.12.2022 passed by this Court in Criminal Petition No. 461/2017.

2. The petitioner in this case is Sri Motiur Rahman Laskar and the respondents are the State of Assam, the Divisional Forest Officer and Md. Nurul Haque, arrayed as respondents No. 1, 3 and 4 respectively. The name of the respondent No. 2 Md. Maklisur Rahman @ Maklish Mia was struck off vide the order dated 18.06.2024 on submission by the petitioner.

3. It is submi...