https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200360 Section 22 of the MMDR Act bars cognizance of offences under that Act on a police report alone, requiring a written complaint by an authorised officer, but it does not bar the police from registering an FIR or investigating cognizable illegal mining conduct. The special procedure under the MMDR Act therefore limits prosecution for statutory mining contraventions, while ordinary criminal law remains available where the same facts independently disclose a separate offence. Illegal removal of sand or minerals from river beds may amount to theft under the IPC if the ingredients of dishonest removal from another's possession are made out, allowing police investigation and cognizance for the IPC offence independently of the MMDR Act. en-us Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200360 Section 22 of the MMDR Act bars cognizance of offences under that Act on a police report alone, requiring a written complaint by an authorised officer, but it does not bar the police from registering an FIR or investigating cognizable illegal mining conduct. The special procedure under the MMDR Act therefore limits prosecution for statutory mining contraventions, while ordinary criminal law remains available where the same facts independently disclose a separate offence. Illegal removal of sand or minerals from river beds may amount to theft under the IPC if the ingredients of dishonest removal from another's possession are made out, allowing police investigation and cognizance for the IPC offence independently of the MMDR Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200360