PENERAPAN PIDANA OLEH HAKIM TERHADAP TERDAKWA TINDAK PIDANA PERTAMBANGAN TANPA IZIN DALAM KAWASAN HUTAN

The judge's considerations in applying the crime to the defendant for the criminal act of mining without a permit in a forest area in Decision No.42/Pid.Sus/2020/Pn.Kbr legally fulfill the element of carrying out production to obtain gold which is a metal mineral group mining commodity without a permit, which regulated in Article 158 of Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code. Non-juridically, it is an aggravating situation where the actions of the Defendants can result in environmental damage. In Decision number 167/Pid.Sus/2021/Pn.Kbr legally the Judge's consideration is fulfilling the element of participating in committing a crime, namely acting as a helper whose job is to refuel and clean 1 unit of excavator. Criminal Application by Judges Against Perpetrators of Criminal Acts of Mining Without Permits in Forest Areas in Decision No.42/Pid.Sus/2020/Pn.Kbr namely Convicting criminals with imprisonment for 6 (six) months each and a fine of each Rp. 5,000,000.00 (five million rupiah) with the provision that if it is not paid, it will be replaced with confinement for 5 (five) days. Verdict No. 167/Pid.Sus/2021/Pn. Kbr. decided to participate in mining without a permit.