Wildlife Protection Act Archives

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to snake expert Vava Suresh accused of displaying a cobra while delivering speech at a college

Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to Wildlife conservationist and snake expert Vava Suresh accused under the Wildlife Protection Act, for displaying a highly poisonous cobra while delivering his speech at a Government Medical College

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 9 Part 2

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 31(7) and Ss. 17, 21, 23(3), 24(1), 25, 26, 29 and 85(2)(a) —

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of

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Chh HC | Criminal trial and confiscation proceedings may run simultaneously; Once the information of confiscation proceeding under S. 52 (e) Indian Forest Act is given to DM, Trial Magistrate has no power over it

Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajani Dubey, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are that a tractor

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Kar HC | Anticipatory bail granted for carrying ‘ambergris’ also known as the “floating gold” prohibited under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

Karnataka High Court: K. Natarajan J. allowed the criminal petition and directed the respondent IO to release the petitioner-accused 1 on bail.

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Ori HC | Bail granted to accused under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for trafficking of critically endangered pangolins

Orissa High Court: S.K. Panigrahi J., granted bail to an accused of animal trafficking under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 on the facts