Shivani Thakur
Published on: April 20, 2022 at 23:17 IST
The Gujarat High Court has sentenced six people to three-year Imprisonment in two separate Cases of illegal Possession of Species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.
In one of the Cases, Arshad Khan Iliyaskhan was found Guilty of Possession of a pair of blackbucks. The Court did not find any Evidence of any harm to the blackbucks.
“In this Case, it seems that an animal lover is likely to get tempted to raise such a lovely animal and fulfil his hobby. He might not be aware of the Law and may be ignorant of the Crime he may have committed. Law may be hard, but the Law is Law,” said District Magistrate D V Savalia.
Forest Officer Abhijitsinh Rathod filed the Charge-sheet in two Cases, said two blackbucks were rescued and released in the Vansda National Park in Navsari.
In the second Case, five were caught while attempting to sell the animal. The five were also slapped ₹20,000 Fine each.
“The Accused struck a deal for selling the animal for Tantrik purpose,” the Court said in its Order.
