https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280563 A purported seizure of cattle under the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871 does not amount to theft under the Indian Penal Code unless the seizer acts with dishonest intention to cause wrongful gain or wrongful loss. The Act provides its own special remedies for illegal seizure or detention, including complaint, compensation, release of cattle, and recovery of fines and expenses, so the owner's remedy lies under that scheme rather than by treating the seizure as theft. Because no theft or other offence arises from the seizure itself, the cattle owner does not acquire a right of private defence of property merely to rescue the animals. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 May 2019 16:23:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280563 A purported seizure of cattle under the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871 does not amount to theft under the Indian Penal Code unless the seizer acts with dishonest intention to cause wrongful gain or wrongful loss. The Act provides its own special remedies for illegal seizure or detention, including complaint, compensation, release of cattle, and recovery of fines and expenses, so the owner's remedy lies under that scheme rather than by treating the seizure as theft. Because no theft or other offence arises from the seizure itself, the cattle owner does not acquire a right of private defence of property merely to rescue the animals. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Sep 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280563