2024 (11) TMI 1173

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....or the applicant Ms Supriya Kak , APP , for the respondents Mr Sonal D Valvi , Assistant Conservator of Forest , Thane ( LRP & wildlife ) , is present ORDER P. C. By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Forest Offence Report No.WL-08-2024 (also registered as WL-61-2024), for offences punishable under Sections 9, 39, 48 and 48A read with 51 of the Wild L....

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.... search, and the animals in question do not belong to him. Emphasising the applicant's innocence, the learned Counsel submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present crime. The applicant is willing to cooperate with the investigation and comply with any conditions set by this Court. 4. On the other hand, Ms Supriya Kak, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing t....

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....does not form part of this Schedule, and the other animals are included in Appendix I to Schedule I. Under Section 51 of the Act, this violation is punishable for imprisonment for a term upto three years, a fine extended to Rs.1 lakh, or both. It is acknowledged that the applicant was not present during the alleged raid. Upon a perusal of the records, particularly, the leave and license agreement ....